The Hon. Kumara Jayakody
Hon. Kumara Jayakody stated that procurement disputes are governed by internationally accepted trading conditions and that losses from supplier defaults would be pursued through penalties and legal action. He assured Parliament that any loss would be recovered from the supplier and not passed on to the public or included in the tariff revision. He also rejected claims that coal procured under emergency arrangements was substandard before it had even been loaded, and said the matter would be investigated.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I explained this in Sinhala; if he has not understood, I can provide the written document. There are conditions for such procurement shortcomings—these are not arbitrary matters. Internationally accepted conditions apply in trading; losses are recovered through penalties and defaults. We must pursue all such remedies. This is a global legal framework; we act accordingly. Mere talk will not benefit the country or people. I also state clearly that the loss will be recovered through legal action from the supplier; it will not be passed on to the public. No component of this cost is included in the tariff revision.
¶ 02 On emergency procurement, the coal has not even been loaded yet, but he claims it is substandard. I wonder if they themselves are conspiring to influence cargo. How can they declare it inferior before loading? We will investigate.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28587