The Hon. T.B. Sarath
Houses were reportedly allocated in some areas during the 2015–2019 period based on political affiliations, and some recipients have since sold them without approval. A Cabinet Sub-Committee has been appointed to investigate alleged irregularities, corruption, and fraud in those housing allocations, with further details to be provided after its report is received.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, there is some truth to your question in certain places. Houses were given to persons selected based on political affiliations at that time. Some houses have been sold. However, no such approval has been granted.
¶ 02 A Cabinet Sub-Committee has been appointed to inquire into irregularities, corruption, and fraud in housing allocations during 2015–2019. After receiving that report, we can provide full details.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 March 2026 ·No. 23381 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. T.B. Sarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2026. No. 23381. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30112