Shasheendra & Mahindananda boomerang blame

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Organic Fertilizer Production and Agriculture Shasheendra Rajapaksa says that his Ministry has no involvement in importing nano nitrogen fertilizer and that the Ministry of Agriculture is the only party involved in the importation of nano nitrogen fertilizer. Responding to allegations that a consignment of nano nitrogen fertilizer was brought into the country at a higher price than usual, State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa said that at his Ministry, organic fertilizer is manufactured, and not imported. " I have nothing to do with such cultivation. Because I took over this ministry in June. Imports, especially nano nitrogen imports, were introduced by this Indian company about 6 years ago. All decisions in this regard were taken by the Ministry of Agriculture. Especially since I have nothing to do with this. There is a special committee that decides the price and the quantity. When we were told that this price was too expensive, we discussed it. We succeeded in decreasing the cost, however, that is our only connection," He stated. However, on 18th November, the Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage stated that his ministry did not take any action regarding the nano nitrogen imports. " I am the Minister of Agriculture. This is done by the Ministry of Fertilizer. This time we have negotiated with this Indian company and we were able to reduce it to just $10. We will try to reduce this further in the future. We are working to change the prices via the Indian Ambassador," the Minister of Agriculture mentioned. Meanwhile, the Chinese ship 'Hippo Spirit' with the consignment of Chinese fertilizer, which has twice been confirmed to contain hazardous microorganisms, is still anchored off Kalutara seas. They have re-listed their destination as Colombo for international shipping data, however, have not specified a date for arrival at the Port of Colombo. A few days ago, the ship arrived at the port outside Colombo for a supply requirement, where they informed the Port of Colombo that they will be sailing into the deep sea.