The Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa asked the Minister to identify the “certain MP” referred to and stated that Opposition MPs had no involvement in coal procurement. He said he raised the matter due to public concern and sought clarification on whether the awarded supplier met tender eligibility criteria, including prior experience supplying at least one million metric tonnes of coal with 5,900 kcal/kg GCV. He also questioned why the normal April tender timeline had been departed from.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, you referred to “a certain MP.” Please be specific. We, the Opposition MPs, have had no involvement with coal procurements. I raised this due to public concern and to seek clarity.
¶ 02 On eligibility: you stated prior experience is required—supplying at least one million MT and having supplied coal with 5,900 kcal/kg GCV. We understand this award went to an entity without such experience. There is considerable public curiosity and concern. Please clarify.
¶ 03 Also, tenders are normally called in April. You have departed from that timeline. How did that happen?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8976