Summon PUCSL Chairman before COPE

• He should be summoned before the COPE tomorrow so that we can know the methodology

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera  

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe yesterday requested the Speaker to take steps to summon Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today to clarify his claim that a litre of fuel could be sold at Rs. 250.  

He told Parliament that they got to know that the PUCSL Chairman had made a statement that a litre of fuel could be sold at Rs. 250 and said he should be summoned before the COPE to know the methodology of doing so.  
“PUCSL Chairman has said that a litre of fuel could be sold at Rs. 250. We are not aware of this methodology. I request the Speaker to summon him through the COPE Chairman before the COPE tomorrow so that we can know the methodology,” he said.  

Meanwhile, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said he was ready to hand over the procurement process of importing fuel to the PUCSL, if there was any shortcoming in the procurement process.  
“Even oil producing countries are not selling fuel at Rs. 250. We ask him not to mislead the people by spreading false news. He should work to provide continuous electricity supply. It is the duty of the PUCSL to announce power cuts,” he said.