list.lk
Road Development Authority Rejects MP's Rs. 380 Million Double Payment Allegation
The Pulse
PoliticsEconomy3h ago

Road Development Authority Rejects MP's Rs. 380 Million Double Payment Allegation

TLDR
  • RDA rejects MP Nalin Bandara's Rs. 380M double payment allegation.

  • RDA calls claims "false, misleading, baseless," concealing true facts.

  • No Rs. 380M double payment or financial loss occurred, says RDA.

  • RDA denies involvement in alleged mistaken online payments in 2023.

The Road Development Authority (RDA) has strongly refuted allegations of a Rs. 380 million double payment to contractors. These claims, circulated on social media by SJB Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara, suggested that the sum was mistakenly re-paid from the RDA's main account in 2023. In official statements, the RDA declared the accusations to be false, misleading, and entirely baseless. The authority emphasized that no such double payment occurred, no financial loss was incurred, and it had no involvement in initiating or processing any such transactions.

Story Update

Update #2\u00b7 Apr 26 · 4:32 PM

The Road Development Authority (RDA) has further elaborated on its rejection of Opposition MP Nalin Bandara's allegation regarding a Rs. 380 million double payment to contractors. The RDA's management issued a statement calling the claims "false, misleading, and completely baseless," and asserting that they were presented by "concealing true facts." The authority explicitly stated that no such double payment had been made from its accounts and confirmed that no financial loss had occurred to the institution. The RDA also clarified it had no involvement in initiating or processing the transactions referred to in the allegations, which MP Bandara claimed were mistakenly made twice in 2023 via online methods.

WhatsAppPost on X

Pulse Check — How do you feel?

Sign in to vote

Discussion

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!