The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development for details regarding the Sathosa store building in central Kilinochchi. He sought clarification on whether the building was constructed with proper approval from the Karaichchi Pradeshiya Sabha, the use and value of public funds and quotations, the ownership of the building and land, and whether the land had been granted on a long-term lease.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House: (i) whether he is aware that the building housing the Sathosa store in the centre of Kilinochchi Town was constructed without proper approval; (ii) whether approval was duly obtained from the Karaichchi Pradeshiya Sabha; (iii) details of quotations if public funds were spent; (iv) amount spent, in million rupees; and (v) current owner of the building?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House: (i) the institution that owns the land; and (ii) whether the land has been given on long-term lease?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22446