The Hon. T. B. Sarath
Hon. T. B. Sarath alleged that some individuals who received compensation and insurance payments for damaged houses, including cases of limited damage, also obtained State apartments, thereby misusing public funds. He said that when such matters are exposed the Opposition becomes agitated, and argued that concerns raised about limestone at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board relate to a cancelled contractor agreement.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Yes, those who received compensation are also among them—having taken compensation, insurance for their houses, and also taken State apartments. Some houses had only windows burned, yet they took houses. This is how public money was taken. When these come to light, the Opposition gets unsettled. Then they raise issues such as limestone at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board—these are contracts, and the contractor’s agreement was cancelled; hence the noise.
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Cite as: The Hon. T. B. Sarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17973