The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Hambantota· 21 May 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Finance Act Order - Continued Discussion (Multiple Speakers)

Agriculture

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Dilip Wedaarachchi disputed a claim or statement related to salt shortages, drawing on his experience growing up in Hambantota. He said that despite heavy rainfall for eight months of the year, salt had never run out there, and questioned why false statements were being made.

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¶ 01 I was born in Hambantota. It rains eight months a year there, but salt never ran out. Why tell lies?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 21 May 2025 ·No. 1749121318003248 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8121