The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa alleged irregularities in coal procurement, stating that due to delayed vessel arrivals the Government was sourcing 300,000 metric tons from a supplier that had not previously met required specifications. He questioned why this decision was made and claimed that corruption in the process would impose costs on 7.5 million electricity consumers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, due to non-arrival of ordered vessels, 300,000 metric tons are being procured from another source—which is from an entity that has not supplied coal meeting specifications. Why was this crime committed against our country? Because of your corruption, 7.5 million electricity consumers must pay for this.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28584