The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, before my supplementary, I request fairness. This is the third time my question is being answered; that is fine. But in today’s Order Paper, a long-pending question of mine appears, while many others are still pending. You say there must be fairness. Then please ensure the Opposition gets a fair number of opportunities to ask questions. Government Members can resolve many issues by raising them directly with Ministries, but the Opposition must have its fair share here. Also, today most questions are first-time entries; none of my first-time questions are here. I raised this with the Secretariat. Please facilitate a fair opportunity.

¶ 02 My first supplementary is this: Madam Prime Minister, it appears the Government confines itself to reading past actions. We expected a more substantive answer. On 06.08.2025, I asked you to state the losses from the bond scam, the sugar tax scam, the garlic scam and the coconut oil import fraud. You answered that quantification had not been done; you confirmed that again today. I ask: if losses are not quantified, on what basis was this painted as a fraud that harmed the country? Was that only for electoral gain? It seems there is no real interest. You say cases were buried by past governments; fair. But please tell this House what new actions your Government has taken beyond those old cases.