The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri
Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri stated that Rs. 3,000 million allocated in 2011–2012 for rehabilitating 53 roads in the North Central Province was misused by the contractor, Kanthi Construction, and the works were not completed. He said allegations that the then Chief Minister received money from contractors were revealed, and that COPA had made recommendations on the matter, which have been submitted.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I will not be unfair to Hon. Harsha de Silva. In 2011–2012, Rs. 3,000 million was allocated to rehabilitate 53 roads in the North Central Province. “Kanthi Construction” took the project but misused funds and did not complete works. It was revealed that the then Chief Minister had received money from contractors. Recommendations were made by COPA on this matter. We have placed those recommendations.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18835