Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi

¶ 01 I will conclude, Hon. Presiding Member.

¶ 02 Much depends on the critics’ intent: if they seek to create chaos and mislead with broad political games, they can distort morning arguments by evening news cycles. One can discern who is behind these messages. We must rise above.

¶ 03 The Minister’s speech had core points; some twisted general statements. The truth lies in the detailed Estimates. The largest share is for welfare: pensions alone are Rs. 441.3 billion—greater than the fertiliser subsidy. Payments to families of deceased and injured soldiers exceed even that. This is the country we inherited. While we push production and growth, we must not forget the human uplift components.

¶ 04 Rs. 13.6 billion is allocated to the Ministry of Digital Economy. By grounding its outcomes in reality, we can move to a freer country—away from daily paper-chasing and office runarounds.