The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
The Minister said audit reports referred to earlier conditions and should not be used to claim that current reform preparations remain incomplete. He stated that, although the relevant work was not ready at the time covered by the audit, 94 modules are now being printed for the second term, with a further 188 to follow, and urged Members to be cautious in making allegations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Chairperson.
¶ 02 Some shout “thief” while themselves committing theft — like the paddy and rice scams — and then point fingers. The Hon. Member’s understanding of audit is lacking. Generally, audits cover what happened before; audit reports take months. Months ago they cite an audit to say we weren’t ready for reforms. At that time, indeed, we were not yet ready. But now, for the second term, 94 modules are being printed, and thereafter another 188 are being printed. So be careful when making claims; work is being done.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22505