One has been given permission to import wheat to be sold to producers of fodder, while the other to sell to farmers.

So far, wheat has not been imported for farmers, and there is suspicion the other minister is using the wheat to distill beer.

A leading Anuradhapura businessman by the name Athula has invested in this license.

SLFP MPs are worried by this situation, even as the president was taking steps to eliminate the alcohol menace.