The Hon. Harshana Suriyapperuma
Harshana Suriyapperuma stated that the Government inherited already signed agreements, MoUs, and final arrangements from the previous administration and therefore had limited scope to restart the process. He argued that the Government is proceeding cautiously to manage these commitments without harming the public, including by adhering to principles such as comparable treatment. He accused some Opposition Members of misleading Parliament and the country by implying the current Government freely chose or originated those agreements.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, some Opposition Members repeatedly try to mislead this country and this House. When we took office, these agreements had already been signed. That was the situation in which we assumed responsibility. If the country had been handed over without having signed them, we had a different pathway. Some seem to forget that the previous Government had already concluded MoUs and even final agreements with some parties. As a responsible Government, we are proceeding carefully. The choice before us was not to tear up and walk away, but to take this country forward steadily without further hurting the people, by untangling the knot we inherited. So, please do not try to mislead the country. If we had gone against comparable treatment, we would have violated established principles. Therefore, stop attempting to mislead. There was no time left to reset everything. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Suriyapperuma. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18307