Minister Nalinda Jayatissa today revealed in Parliament a list of 43 names of Members of Parliament and former MPs who have allegedly received compensation from the government for torched and damaged properties during the Aragalaya period in 2022 as well as the compensation received by them.He further claimed that the total amount of the compensation received by 43 parliamentarians, former ministers and former MPs is over Rs.
1.224 billion.We too saw in the media in those days that some Divisional Secretaries and District Secretaries were pressured to overestimate the compensation, Minister Jayatissa said.Usually the maximum compensation that can be given in our country, even if it is a natural disaster or a complete loss, is Rs 2.5 million.But this is how those in power have taken this compensation, he said.Accordingly, the minister read out the following list of names and compensations amounts in the House today:1.
Kapila Nuwan Athukorala Rs 504,0002.
Wimalaweera Dissanayake Rs 550,0003.
Geetha Kumarasinghe - Rs 972,000 4.
Janaka Thissakuttiarachchi Rs 1,143,0005.
Gunapala Rathnasekara Rs 1,412,780 6.
Premnath C.
Dolawatte - Rs 2.3 million7.
Piyankara Jayaratne Rs 2,348,000 8.
Sampath Athukorala Rs 2,540,6109.
Jayantha Ketagoda Rs 2,814,800 10.
Wimal Weerawansa - Rs 2,954,00011.
Prof.
Channa Jayasumana - Rs 3,334,00012.
Akila Ellawala - Rs 3,554,25013.
Chamal Rajapaksa - Rs 6,539,37414.
Chandima Weerakkody - Rs 6,948,800 15.
Ashoka Priyantha - Rs 7,295,000 16.
Samanpriya Herath Rs 10.52 million17.
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Rs 10.55 million18.
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana Rs 11.64 million19.
Dr.
Seetha Arambepola - Rs 13.78 million20.
Sahan Pradeep Rs 17.13 million21.
Shehan Semasinghe Rs 18.51 million22.
Indika Anuruddha Rs 19.55 million23.
Milan Jayathilaka Rs 22.
3 million24.
Dr.
Ramesh Pathirana Rs 28.1 million25.
Duminda Dissanayake Rs 28.8 million26.
Kanaka Herath Rs 29.2 million27.
D.
B.
Herath Rs 32.1 million28.
Prasanna Ranaweera Rs 32.7 million29.
W.
D.
Weerasingha Rs 37.2 million30.
Shantha Bandara Rs 39.1 million31.
S.
M.
Chandrasena Rs 43.8 million32.
Sanath Nishantha Rs 42.7 million33.
Siripala Gamlath Rs 50.9 million34.
Arundika Fernando- Rs 55.2 million35.
Sumith Udukumbura - Rs 55.9 million36.
Prasanna Ranatunga- Rs 56.1 million37.
Kokila Gunawardena- Rs 58.7 million38.
Mohan De Silva Rs.
60.1 million39.
Nimal Lanza Rs 69.2 million40.
Ali Sabri Raheem Rs 70.9 million41.
Gamini Lokuge Rs.
74.9 million42.
Johnston Fernando Rs 93.
4 million43.
Keheliya Rambukwella Rs 95.9 million