Bandula goes bonkers as flour shoots up
By Jayashika Padmasiri
With the price of flour shooting up by Rs. 9 per kilo with immediate effect, Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena yesterday demanded Sri Lankans not to rely on wheat flour instead, cultivate and consume more chick peas and green gram as an alternative to flour Reacting to the announcement from Prima, the minister told The Bottom Line that there was no point in taking legal action against the flour company again.
?Already three cases are pending in courts with regard to Prima irregularly increasing flour prices, sans approval from the Consumer Affairs Authority,? he said.
?So, until the court decides, we ask the public to cultivate grains and to eat chick peas and green gram,? Gunawardena said.
He also noted that he has already submitted a memorandum to the Cabinet seeking approval to provide estate workers with flour at a more subsidised price.
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