The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
The Minister stated that the Government will respond to questions raised under Standing Order 27(2) and rejected attempts to discourage the movement of salt from the North to the South. He emphasized that goods should move freely across Sri Lanka in both directions and said divisive agitation on regional trade would not be permitted.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 If a Question is raised under 27(2), we answer; no issue. Some tried to agitate saying “don’t send Northern salt to the South.” We will not permit such divisive agitation—goods must flow freely across one country. Northern goods go South; Southern goods go North. That is how Sri Lanka must function.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 21 May 2025 ·No. 1749121318003248 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8115