Hon. Ajith P. Perera

## Summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera submitted Written Question No. 1864/2026 to the Minister of Environment seeking accountability regarding a specific environmental complaint. The question requests details on actions taken by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) in response to complaint WP/KT/PPA/WP-K/0119/2025, filed against "Prasanna Auto Service," an automotive business operating in the West Malamulla area of Panadura. The member specifically inquires whether legal action has been pursued, the reasons for any delays in investigating the complaint, and what future action the CEA intends to take in resolving the matter.

## Summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera submitted Written Question No. 1630/2025 to the Minister of Justice and National Integration seeking detailed information on death row prisoners whose appeals have been exhausted and who have not received Presidential Pardon under Article 34 of the Constitution, including their names and ages. The question further seeks acknowledgement that no execution has been carried out since 1976 and that presidential commutations of death sentences to life imprisonment have been applied on an individual rather than objective basis. Perera specifically proposes that the government establish an objective, standardised framework for processing such commutations and calls for regulations under the Prisons Ordinance to formalise provisions governing the commencement date of imprisonment and sentence calculation when a death penalty is converted to a life sentence.

Hon. Ajith P. Perera identified Trident Chemphar Limited of India as the winner of a coal supply contract described as being awarded at a cut-rate price, with Panaurora (Pvt) Ltd of Rajagiriya serving as the local agent. He named five directors of the company — Anuradha Oshadhi Herath, Shanika Kumari, Hakmana Nandaloka Gimi, Sanath Jayasundara, and Rakhitha Rajapaksa — and called for a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) inquiry into the matter.

## Summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera (opposition) delivered a speech condemning remarks attributed to the Head of State, which he characterised as disparaging Sri Lanka's post-independence achievements by likening the country to a "pawnshop." He catalogued infrastructure and development milestones achieved under successive governments since independence — including agricultural self-sufficiency, hydropower, the Norochcholai coal plant, expressways, and the expansion of schools and administrative divisions — attributing these to a range of leaders across party lines, and arguing that the JVP and LTTE were the primary obstructions to national progress. The central corruption allegation concerned a coal supply contract for the Norochcholai power plant awarded to Indian firm Trident Chemphar Limited, whose CEO he stated had been arrested in India in connection with the Delhi liquor licence corruption case. He identified the local agent as Panaurora (Pvt) Ltd of Rajagiriya, naming its associated directors and linking them to Invest LK and Sayaara Holdings, and alleged the supply of substandard coal had already caused a direct loss of approximately Rs. 8 billion. He called on the Minister of Police to direct the CID to investigate, and urged the President and Minister of Power to scrutinise the agents involved, citing reporting in *The Sunday Times* and *Anidda* as his sources.

Hon. Ajith P. Perera clarified that while the supply issue in question emerged during his government's tenure, the original procurement was carried out under the preceding administration prior to 2015. The statement appears to be a rebuttal or clarification in response to an attribution of responsibility for the matter.

The speech is too brief to provide a meaningful summary, consisting only of two short exclamatory statements — "Defeated" and "The case is defeated" — without any substantive argument, proposal, or context provided by Hon. Ajith P. Perera.

Hon. Ajith P. Perera asserted that the Power Minister's removal from office was judicially confirmed by the Labour Tribunal, which found him at fault in a case the Minister himself had filed. He noted that a corruption investigation is actively before CIABOC and cannot be stopped regardless of pressure, while also pointing out that despite penalties having been levied against the company in question, none have been paid as the company has rejected liability.

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The speech is too brief and lacks sufficient context to provide a meaningful summary. The speaker, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, appears to be making a sarcastic or critical remark — likely in response to a ruling or procedural decision that deemed a matter he considered serious as "not relevant" — but without further context, the specific subject or legislative matter being referenced cannot be determined.