The Hon. Nishantha Perera
Hon. Nishantha Perera raised a supplementary question about state land leased for factories, citing the Betons Group factory in Elpitiya, which he said remains closed despite about Rs. 30 million being allocated in 2019–2020 for refurbishment following a Coordinating Committee decision. He alleged that such leases and reallocations are influenced by political patronage and asked what action would be taken regarding the closed factory and related land allocations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary is this.
¶ 02 Your answer shows that lands have been leased for factories. For example, a land was given in Elpitiya to the Betons Group for a factory. However, it is now closed. During 2019–2020, despite the factory being closed, a decision was taken at the Coordinating Committee, and around Rs. 30 million was allocated to refurbish it for political favour. It remains closed. Lands are given due to political patronage, factories are then closed, and later reallocated again due to the same patronage. What action will you take?
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Cite as: The Hon. Nishantha Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4117