The Hon. Ajith Gihan

¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, my first supplementary question is this.

¶ 02 The Ceylon Fisheries Corporation is a Government institution that intervenes to supply protein for our people’s consumption. Though we are an agricultural country, as an island we have great scope in fisheries. The Corporation has a major role: ensuring a fair price to the fisher for the catch, and supplying fish to consumers nationwide at a fair price; otherwise intermediaries profit and sell high. The Corporation should operate outlets and also promote exports. However, this sector has been dismantled over time. Even in this Parliament, former Fisheries Ministers spoke loudly on this.

¶ 03 When this Government took office on 24 September 2024, the institution had collapsed, heavily indebted to an unbearable degree. What legal action is being taken against those in previous governments who ran it down and committed fraud and corruption? Your statistics show you are turning it around, but will you take strong action on past fraud and corruption?