The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri questioned the Prime Minister on alleged corruption and irregularities under the current administration, comparing issues involving salt, sugar, container releases and tenders to past scams. He asked whether the Prime Minister recognizes such a political culture and whether decisions will be taken impartially, without favouring allies or cronies.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Second supplementary: You rightly say these are complex; the public elected you—academics and professionals—to resolve such complexity. Yet they remain unidentified. While you prosecute thieves without fear, some in your front bench appear to be repeating similar acts—like the salt issue analogous to the old onion scam; sugar akin to the container releases; tenders rejected by boards being given by Cabinet to cronies. Do you recognize this culture? As Prime Minister, will you take decisions without favour?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17038