Bandula Gunawardena had fraudulently pocketed a whopping Rs. 20,000 million through computer purchases !

(Lanka-e-News -12.June.2012, 11.30PM)  Ex  minister of education Bandula Gunawardena , an owner of tuition ‘dens’ had cheated in a sum of Rs. 20,000 million ! when supplying computers to schools during his tenure of office as minister.

This monumental fraud was revealed in parliament by the present education minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam yesterday (11). When the deputy speaker Chandima Weerakody occupied the speaker ‘s chair , Kariyawasam while exposing this fraud , pointed out at the time  these  computer  purchases were made by the ex minister , the procedures or the regulations governing such purchases have not been duly followed, and flagrantly violated.

While there were computers that can be purchased at prices between Rs. 40,000.00 to Rs. 60,000.00 , these computers numbering 60,000 had been purchased at exorbitant prices of Rs. 110,000.00 and over . Obviously the ex minister had directly , shamelessly and brazenly committed this fraud, based on information that has come to light, Kariyawasam disclosed .

Always truth stings worst when it is  a worst  crook  is at the receiving end. Naturally, when this shocking exposure was made   the ex minister Bandula was  stung so viciously that he turned most belligerent , and did not allow  the parliament proceedings to progress smoothly by  screaming at and obstructing everyone. Ultimately the speaker had to calm him by reminding him to behave better as an ex education minister  rather than conducting himself like a Montessori class child.

Meanwhile the JVP making a statement informed that necessary measures are being taken to lodge a complaint with the CID  pertaining to this computer science  financial fraud. 

Interestingly ,Bandula who is guilt ridden had earlier on visited the Bribery and corruption commission and inquired whether there are any complaints against him , just like a crook secretly inquiring whether his theft about which he knows  before all others, has come to light.

By T. Jeyakumar 
Translated by Jeff  

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