Sri Lanka, Feb. 7 -- Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda alleges that the government concealed laboratory reports to protect a company that imported inferior quality coal.

Speaking to the media, Jayagoda points out significant contradictions between statements made by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva and the Minister of Power and Energy regarding the coal controversy.

He suggests that the JVP General Secretary appears outdated, repeating claims the Minister previously made and subsequently abandoned after they were proven false.

The FSP Secretary disputes several claims regarding the tendering process.

He rejects the claim that coal was previously purchased at high prices f...