The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to state the total weight of jewellery and gold items held by the Kataragama Dewalaya. He also sought clarification on whether any proposal exists to sell part or all of these items and transfer the proceeds to the Government, and, if so, what security arrangements and sale procedure, including any auction method, would be followed.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the aggregate weight of jewellery and other gold items currently in the custody of the Kataragama Dewalaya; (ii) whether a proposal has been made to sell all or part of the jewellery and remit the proceeds to the Government; (iii) if so, the measures taken to ensure the security of the gold items until an auction is conducted; and (iv) the method proposed to be followed for the sale of the gold items? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20422