The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
Raised a point of order concerning delayed compensation for farmers affected by crop damage. He argued that the Government should already have gathered the necessary information and acted, noting that farmers lack funds to prepare seed paddy and that any further two-week delay would push assistance beyond the current season.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also represent a farming area. It has already been two months. The Government should have compiled this information and acted. You said compensation would be paid quickly. Due to the damage, farmers lack even the funds to prepare seed paddy again. If you take two more weeks to answer, two and a half months will pass, and they will only be able to act in the next season. By now, the Government should have completed these tasks.
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