Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing
Hon. T.B. Sarath said certain allocations had been made through direct intervention by former Ministers rather than routine official processes, and that a special committee has been appointed to review them and pursue legal action where necessary. He stated that the spaces would be restored to the public after the review. On the Pettah Floating Market issue, he undertook to inquire into the alleged tenderless allocation and report back to the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, such allocations were not by routine officials but were made under direct interventions of former Ministers. We have appointed a special committee to review these and will take the necessary legal action. Upon completion, these spaces will be restored to the public.
¶ 02 Regarding the Pettah Floating Market matter, I will inquire and report back. As of now, I am not aware of such a tenderless allocation; I will examine and inform the House.
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Cite as: Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3145