The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Consumer protection was raised as a core responsibility of the Ministry in the context of public controversy over salt and rice imports and allegations directed at the Minister. The member requested that an adjournment motion debate be allowed so the Minister could respond, and questioned why local prices had risen sharply despite international price information being readily available.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Consumer protection should be a key objective of your Ministry. There is strong public debate now about salt and rice imports, with direct allegations against you. Please allow a debate under an adjournment motion so you can answer and clear the air. Technology allows us to know international prices; yet local prices rise multiple-fold. Are you prepared for such a debate?
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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