The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri questioned the Government’s response to alleged corruption and fraud, including an oil-related scam raised by MP Marikkar. He argued that proposals alone were insufficient and called for clear legal action against those responsible for frauds said to have contributed to national bankruptcy. He urged the Government to introduce any necessary amendments to strengthen the law and inform Parliament how it intends to end such rackets.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Those are long-term steps; yet the rackets persist. Recently, MP Marikkar exposed an oil-related scam. You said details would be given later; I do not know if that happened. The public still speaks of it. Your proposals alone may not suffice; more must be done, especially by you. The people entrusted you to punish those whose frauds bankrupted the nation. If current laws are inadequate, bring new laws and punish the culprits. Tell this House clearly what amendments you will bring to put a full stop to these rackets.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2256