The great financial loss incurred in the country due to the importation of pathogens contained Chinese fertilizer and nano fertilizer with higher prices should recover from the state minister who is in charge of fertilizer Shashindra Rajapaksa, Samagi Janabalawegaya MP Rohini Kaviratne said in the Parliament today(19).
Joining the budget debate in Parliament today, she also demanded that the person responsible for the fraud in the fertilizer issue be revealed to Parliament.
“This budget is a complete sham. It is an election – oriented budget. It is a budget that distributes money to politicians who have no national plans.
Now look, did this government protect political freedom? The most recent example is the protest held by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya on the 16th. It was feared and suppressed. Speculated Covid could spread with our protest. Didn’t the Covid clusters form at the Sandahiruseya opening ceremony yesterday? There was a large crowd. If Covid was present at , was it observed Sil there?
“The loss that needs to be covered and the destruction of this country should be recovered from the Minister of Fertilizer Shashindra Rajapaksa. Yesterday Agriculture Minister Mr. Mahindananda Aluthgamage said in the news that he was not involved in this and he accepted that there is fraud in the nano fertilizer importation. Ministerr Mahindananda said that he can clearly see that the $ 3 worth fertilizer was brought in for $ 12.5. Now they are going to reduce it to 10 . Seven more dollars inside. It is a big fraud to say that 500 ml was brought for around Rs. 2500. He has not been involved in bringing fertilizer. Then who is the thief? Shashindra Rajapaksa? This has to come out. Who stole this ? I ask the Hon. Minister to reveal to this House who took these commissions.” Mrs Kavirathne further said.
She said in her lengthy speech that when they said earlier they were challenged that there had been a fraud.
