The Hon. R.G. Wijerathna
R.G. Wijerathna referred to past allegations that the Department of Census and Statistics had distorted national data to present Sri Lanka as moving from a low-income to a middle-income economy, and that the then Director of National Accounts was interdicted after resisting pressure. He asked the Minister whether the Government would conduct an inquiry to provide justice to the officer concerned.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, it is known that in a past period, there were allegations that the Department of Census and Statistics distorted data to artificially portray a transition from a low-income to a middle-income economy. It was said the then Director of National Accounts faced pressure, and when he did not comply, he was interdicted. My first supplementary question: as a democratic government, will you conduct an inquiry to grant justice to the officer who stood for truthful data?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 8 January 2026 ·No. 23118 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. R.G. Wijerathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2026. No. 23118. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4853