The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka challenged the Government’s handling of a question on paddy prices, referring to Standing Order 92(2)(a) but emphasizing that the substantive issue was more important than procedure. He said the Deputy Minister, who had stated that Rs. 150 per kilo should be paid for paddy, was evading the question, and urged the Government to provide an answer on what he described as an urgent issue affecting farmers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Leader of the House asks what Standing Order 92(2)(a) is. I do not need to read it anew; it is in the Standing Orders. What I am trying to say is more important than the Standing Orders here: the Hon. Deputy Minister who said Rs. 150 per kilo of paddy should be paid is evading the Question. This is a burning issue, affecting the country’s farmers. Please give an answer to this.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23027