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The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 21 January 2025 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme

AgricultureCorruption & Governance Reform
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Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka urged the Government to take stronger action to eliminate opportunities for bribery and address alleged mismanagement. He cited the continuing rice crisis, repeated failures in tenders to import rice, and delays in providing the fertilizer subsidy as examples of administrative failure requiring urgent attention.

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¶ 01 All avenues for taking bribes in the country must be closed. We especially request action on that. We urge you to address mismanagement under your Government. To explain how severe the mismanagement is—the rice crisis has dragged on for a long time, and your Government has been unable to resolve it. Similarly, the tender to import rice from abroad has failed four times. You have not been able to execute it. You have also failed to provide the fertilizer subsidy on time—

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Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27363