The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
Nalin Bandara Jayamaha questioned Minister Jayakody’s credibility by referring to alleged past misconduct involving a Provisional Acceptance Test report and employment-related action, and challenged him to deny it in the House. He alleged that problems at the Norochcholai power plant began after the current Government’s coal consignments and claimed the coal supplied was of historically poor quality. He demanded independent laboratory verification of the coal quality and alleged collective responsibility and protection by Government members for corruption in the procurement process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, after hearing Minister Jayakody’s “purity,” I must recall events 30 years ago. When he was at Aththidiya before moving to Pelawatte, he falsely signed a Provisional Acceptance Test (PAT) Report; his Telecom entry permit was cancelled; LG Cables removed him. If untrue, deny it here. That past conduct matters when judging today.
¶ 02 Norochcholai functioned for years since 2009. It is only after your coal consignments that problems began. The lowest-quality coal in our history has been brought by this Government. The President’s “taste and see” remark was a crude joke; the only place to test is the third umpire — independent lab verification — which you failed to utilize. This is a collective theft, protected by 159 Members, with backing from higher quarters. Not everyone is a thief; someone should at least abstain today and answer to their conscience later. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 April 2026. No. 23479. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6149