The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
Hon. D.V. Chanaka alleged irregularities in a coal tender process, citing Cabinet Paper No. 78/2025-P, which he said reduced the tender period from six weeks to five, followed by a further reduction by the NPC to three weeks. He claimed the mandatory chair’s signature was not obtained because the chair had resigned and refused to sign, and alleged the process was manipulated to favour a connected bidder, comparing it to earlier fertilizer procurement issues.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The Cabinet Paper is No. 78/2025-P. That paper reduced the six-week period to five. Also, the chair’s signature is mandatory on the coal tender; he went missing since last week and has now sent his resignation, refusing to sign. First they delayed; then enabled friends to register; then got Cabinet to allow five weeks; then NPC cut to three; finally, with stocks and performance bonds arranged, they can award to their crony—just like with fertilizer earlier. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22659