Vijitha Herath says that there has been an abuse in the payment to the Indian company

National People’s Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath today said there had been a misappropriation in payment made to the Indian Company to purchase nano liquid fertilizer and urged the Government to clarify on the matter.

 

He said this private company ‘United Farmers Trust Ltd.’ had been established on October 18 and said the account had been opened on the same day for which funds had been transferred.

 

Agricultural Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who responded, said that there had been no such misappropriation and said funds had been transferred to the United Farmer’s Trust Ltd. as it was the local agent nominated by the Indian Farmers' Fertilizer Cooperative Limited.

 

He said the Indian partners had nominated United Farmer’s Trust Ltd. as their local agent which had opened Letter of Credits to purchase the fertilizer stocks from India.