The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana
Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana spoke in support of the Government’s first Budget during the final day of the Second Reading debate. He criticised members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, alleging misuse of public funds, excessive housing loans, corruption linked to projects such as the Krish building, and other criminal matters. He also challenged claims about past harbour development in Hambantota, Mirissa and Kirinda, arguing that these projects were poorly engineered and have not adequately served fishermen.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to speak on the final day of the Second Reading debate on our Government’s first Budget.
¶ 02 The Hon. D.V. Chanaka said the public is talking a lot about the Pohottuwa. Yes—they are, about the list of those set to go to jail for robbing public money: millions from the President’s Fund misused for personal luxury, housing loans far above limits—Rs. 56, 76, 95 million—about the “Krish” building scandal, and murders. That is the discussion now.
¶ 03 They boast that their “fathers” built harbours in Hambantota, Mirissa, Kirinda. But fishermen cannot even berth boats; they wait at the breakwater. They took stones from their own quarries to build them without proper engineering.
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Cite as: The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 February 2025. No. 1741258607035810. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26625