The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi
Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi alleged that a cooperative election was postponed and then suddenly held without written approval from the Election Commissioner, leaving his side unprepared. He claimed that government-aligned candidates won several cooperatives, including Agunukolapelessa and Hungama, through improper conduct, and referred to photographs and records he had tabled as evidence.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, there was an official function. According to these photographs, it is clear that votes were used. I tabled those records; please look. Fine, that matter is over. I am asking why you did that. After postponing the election, you suddenly held it—without written approval from the Election Commissioner. Then our people were not prepared for an election. So you won five cooperatives; you won Agunukolapelessa, you won Hungama. You won them by wrongdoing. Therefore keep quiet.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 ·No. 1748499233099643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2025. No. 1748499233099643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25273