The Hon. Ravindra Bandara
Ravindra Bandara asked whether the Government would take swift action to recover money allegedly misused from the President’s Fund. He referred particularly to higher education benefits received by politicians’ children and relatives, claimed conditions had been violated, and noted that names of alleged beneficiaries had been raised in Parliament.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I have two supplementary questions for the Hon. Minister. My first is this:
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, your answer is very clear. We have previously discussed in this House the misuse of the President’s Fund. Today we see the scale of it more clearly. In the matter of higher education as well, politicians’ children and relatives have received those benefits, and we hear they have violated the conditions. No recovery has been made. Meanwhile, some spread false stories here about things like taking food from Parliament. Names of those who misused the President’s Fund were read out here today and earlier as well. Therefore, will the Government take swift action to recover those monies?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravindra Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27777