The Governor of the Western Province Hemakumara Nanayakkara has decided to temporarily halt the importing of 125 chairs for the Western Provincial Council from Belgium, each said to be valued at around Rs 650,000.
JVP provincial councillor Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi revealed that over 100 chairs, each costing Rs 640,000, had been ordered for the chamber of the new Western Provincial Council building in Battaramulla.
He had written a letter to the Governor of the Western Province requesting the latter’s special intervention into this matter. “After the complaint, I have ordered the WPC Chief Secretary to halt the order and commence an investigation into the matter,” Nanayakkara said.
Chief Minister Isura Devapriya came under heavy fire on social media after he was quoted as saying that each chair had cost Rs. 640 000 and not Rs. 650 000 as claimed by the JVP Councillor. According to him the it was the earnings of the council that was used in the purchase and therefore it should not be a problem.
The cabinet had recently approved the purchase of new chairs for the WPC after it was moved to a new building after which it had placed an order to import the necessary seats similar to those used in the parliament from Belgium.
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