The Hon. S.M. Marikkar
Hon. S.M. Marikkar stated that his side would support action against wrongdoing, including any effort by the Government to produce evidence and bring back Arjuna Mahendran. He said payments under the 100,000-kilometre road programme should be based on condition assessments and actual work completed, as discussed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee. He objected to an official allegedly telling contractors that payments would depend on a “complaints committee” and asked that the matter be examined and payments made according to due process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We will call right “right” and wrong “wrong.” We have neither stolen nor protected thieves. If your Government produces proof and brings Arjuna Mahendran back within 24 hours as once boasted, we will fully support. We will never shield wrongdoing. Also, regarding the 100,000-km roads, we told the Sectoral Oversight Committee to conduct condition assessments and pay only for actual work done. A certain official has told contractors payments are stopped and will resume only if the “complaints committee” says so. That is wrong. Do the assessments and make fair payments; do not give instructions contrary to process. Please look into this.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18811