The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson raised concerns about the lack of fertilizer supply and called for verification of fertilizer quality, contrasting the current situation with previous availability of both organic and chemical fertilizer. He defended the Opposition Leader’s focus on public grievances and said the Opposition would acknowledge positive government action while highlighting continuing issues. He also cited problems in Polonnaruwa’s health sector, including the absence of an MRI scanner at the General Hospital, forcing patients to travel to Anuradhapura.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We also need to verify the quality of the fertilizer being supplied. Our colleague, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, asked about the past instance of a “sewage ship,” but today there is no fertilizer at all. A Deputy Minister representing Polonnaruwa said there was fertilizer previously—organic and chemical—whereas today there is none.
¶ 02 When we point these out, government Members claim the Opposition Leader does not know what he is talking about. He speaks of people’s burning issues. Our Opposition does not use parliamentary privilege to hurl baseless accusations. If the government does good, we will acknowledge it. But daily new issues arise: in Polonnaruwa, the health sector has collapsed; the General Hospital lacks an MRI scanner, and patients must go to Anuradhapura.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·No. 23618 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2026. No. 23618. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19277