UNP claims past Govt. wasted imported rice
By Chamodi Gunawardana
The United National Party (UNP) yesterday alleged that the previous Government had wasted 350,000 metric tonnes of imported rice through Sathosa.
Attacking the former Minister of Internal Trade and Cooperatives, Johnston Fernando, UNP National Organiser Daya Gamage accused Fernando of importing several metric tonnes of rice while Sri Lankan famers were having their harvest.
“During the last few years local