The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa stated that he raised reports of shortages, including information obtained through social media, in order to seek a solution rather than to provoke unrest. He acknowledged that official supply schedules may be in place but said shortages were occurring in some areas, and urged the Minister to address the issue on behalf of consumers without turning it into a debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Obtaining information through social media is not wrong. I did not create the queues, nor did we send people to the streets. There is a shortage. I raised this to seek a solution. Hon. Minister, please do not get agitated; the problem exists.
¶ 02 We cannot go for a debate on this. Even if ships and schedules are correct, a shortage has arisen in some places. We request that you resolve it on behalf of consumers.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30380