The Hon. Nishantha Perera
Hon. Nishantha Perera asked what action is being taken against those who authorized construction and maintenance of facilities on properties not legally vested in the State, using public funds. Citing the “Jnanapradipa” library begun by the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha in 1984, he noted that national funds have been spent for decades despite unresolved legal ownership and ongoing court cases, and questioned how accountability and future ownership will be addressed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this is my second supplementary question. Without legally vesting the properties within certain periods, constructions have been carried out there using Government funds, the people’s money. Hon. Speaker, based on political decisions, expenditure has been incurred for those, not with private funds. What action is currently being taken regarding those who made such decisions? For instance, the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha commenced a library called “Jnanapradipa” in 1984. No legal steps have been taken regarding that library to date. Now there are court cases. From 1984 onwards national funds have been spent on maintenance. But we cannot say whether tomorrow this will belong to the Government and the people or not. Those who made the political decisions have already wasted a massive amount of public money. What decisions are being taken regarding these?
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Cite as: The Hon. Nishantha Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 June 2025. No. 1750149440002739. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10051