Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- "Two Years of Empty Slogans and Rising Hardship": MP Namal Rajapaksa Rips Into Government Policies in Parliament

Our fellow Member concluded by stating that by 2030 the farmer will be driven forward from here.

Driven forward to where, the high seas? That seems to be the only place left to cast away our farmers.

When this government came to power, they promised maximum relief to the farming community. But what is the reality today? When the paddy harvesting season arrives, this administration imports rice from abroad. Which government imports around 400,000 metric tonnes of rice during the harvest season? Yet, they still stand here talking about protecting the farmer.

They repeatedly vowed: "We will never bring a s...