The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna clarified that her request to the Bribery Commission and the Auditor General was for a wage increase to be extended to small and medium estate workers as well. She criticized the Minister for misunderstanding her communication before Parliament was adjourned.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Give me a moment.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, if you lack the literacy to understand what I conveyed to the Bribery Commission and the Auditor General, I regret that. I asked that the increase be extended to small and medium estate workers as well. That was my request. I regret that you failed to understand it.
¶ 03 It being past 5.30 p.m., THE HON. PRESIDING MEMBER adjourned Parliament without Question put.
¶ 04 Parliament adjourned accordingly at 5.58 p.m. until 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 20th March, 2026.
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