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The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 20 February 2025 ·Debate: Budget Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate

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Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara urged the authorities to ensure fair treatment for farmers in paddy procurement. He specifically objected to requiring farmers to bear additional transport costs to deliver paddy to cleaned warehouses.

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¶ 01 I conclude by urging fair treatment to farmers—do not force them to incur extra costs transporting paddy to your cleaned warehouses.

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Hansard, Thursday, 20 February 2025 ·No. 1740657427093848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2025. No. 1740657427093848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16413