The Hon. Amila Prasad

¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

¶ 02 I second the Motion on failure to fulfill promises. The Government came in vowing to end corruption, fraud and waste. A year later, where are the audited reports quantifying and recovering such losses across key ministries? Without concrete accounting and enforcement, merely talking of corruption is meaningless.

¶ 03 On Provincial Council Elections, the manifesto promised holding them within a year. Now, at year end, you speak of delimitation and choosing electoral systems. This is unnecessary delay. With a simple majority you can revert to the previous system and hold elections. PC elections are essential not merely to pick winners and losers, but to ensure equitable distribution and local implementation of development expenditure across the country. Therefore, fulfill that promise without delay.

¶ 04 On essentials: promised fuel price reductions and removal of taxes have not materialized. Even SATHOSA’s market interventions have not sustainably lowered rice prices; if they had, that would be success. On electricity tariffs, what concrete steps have been taken to reduce bills during this period?