Sri Lanka, March 14 -- SJB MP Kabir Hashim asserted that the rice mafia could have been dismantled during Anura Kumara Disanayake's tenure as the Agriculture Minister. He made this statement during a press conference held yesterday (13) at the Opposition Leader's office in Colombo.

Hashim further commented on the matter, emphasizing the following facts."Anura Kumara Dissanayake also claimed that while the country is self-sufficient in rice, a mafia is operating within the industry. He noted that the country consumes 2.3 million metric tonnes of rice annually, which is produced domestically. Additionally, Dissanayake stated that 3.5 million metric tonnes of rice will be needed in future, and Sri Lanka aims to meet this demand locally.

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