SLPP Parliamentarian D.V. Chanaka has alleged that the Energy Minister is making strenuous efforts to prevent the publication of the report related to substandard coal imports.

The MP further claimed that the Minister has been orchestrating plans from the Norochcholai Power Plant for over five days.

‘‘This substandard coal import is a fraud committed by this government. Due to this fraud, electricity in the country is being turned off. With the New Year approaching, people are forced to rely on generators for celebrations. Yet, the fuel for these generators will have to be supplied by the government itself.   

‘‘The government has increased electricity bills on the public to cover up this coal scam. The first report on Norochcholai came out on January 02, yet the Energy Minister did not visit the plant for three months. Only after the no-confidence motion did the Minister attempt to address the issue.’’

Parliamentarian D.V. Chanaka further alleged that the minister is trying hard to cover up the coal scam. ‘‘He hasn’t released the report. He’s trying to cover it up by using a close friend.’‘

‘‘Various frauds are happening in the country, and now the parties are coming together against all of this and alliances are being formed,’‘ he added.