The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva objected to a blanket allegation that previous governments set aside 10 percent of contracts for Ministers or Members. He said any such wrongdoing should be pursued through legal channels, but it was unfair to implicate all Members without evidence, and called on the Member to either withdraw the claim or name those responsible.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I wish to clarify what the Hon. Member said—that when contracts were awarded under previous governments, 10 percent was set aside for the relevant Minister/Member. If that happened, it must be taken before the law. Many Members are here; some may have done such things, but many did not. It is unfair to make a blanket statement. He should either withdraw it or name who did it.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18834