Release of substandard diesel: Sajith wants comprehensive report

COLOMBO (Daily Mirror)- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa urged the Power and Energy Minister to provide a comprehensive report to Parliament over the release of a substandard stock of diesel to the market despite quality failures.

He told Parliament that a stock of diesel had been released to the market whereas test reports on these diesel samples having failed.

Premadasa said it was reported that the particular stock of substandard diesel had been mixed with better quality diesel and released to the market.

He said a comprehensive report should be submitted to Parliament with a detailed report on the test reports and what action had been taken over the particular stock of diesel.