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The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 21 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Customs Ordinance, Excise Regulation, Finance Act Order, and Construction Industry Development Act (Continued)

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Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna raised a point of order challenging Hon. Nalin Bandara’s claim that only 16,000 MT of paddy had been purchased. He stated that the latest report showed purchases exceeding 25,000 MT through more than 140 buying points nationwide, and said previously damaged stores were being rehabilitated. He requested that inaccurate information not be presented under parliamentary privilege.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. Regarding Hon. Nalin Bandara’s statement on paddy purchases: he said only 16,000 MT have been purchased. That is false. I have obtained the latest report. Purchases now exceed 25,000 MT, with buying points at over 140 locations nationwide. Stores previously ruined have been rehabilitated step by step. Please do not present false information while using parliamentary privilege.

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Hansard, Thursday, 21 August 2025 ·No. 1757391500023637 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22648