• Incumbent Minister Prasanna Ranatunga tables two audit reports on alleged corruption in Parliament



Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga tabled two audit reports in Parliament last Saturday (3) in relation to alleged incidents of fraud and corruption that purportedly took place in the Ministry of Housing while Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa served as the Minister of Housing.

Accordingly, the report with regard to the alleged errors and irregularities committed in the issuance of housing loans and donations by the Weeraketiya Zonal Office of the Hambantota District and the disposal of vacant lands within the period of 2017-2019 during the tenure of Sajith Premadasa as Minister of Housing was tabled in Parliament.

Further, Minister Ranatunga also tabled the inspection report regarding the posters, invitations, and commemorative zones printed for housing villages between 2016 and 2019, while making the vote of thanks on the expenditure heading of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.