The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa
Nalinda Jayatissa said past political decisions in the health sector caused hardship to the public and pressure on officials, citing the closure of the Atulugama maternity clinic and its later restoration after opposition. He expressed regret over pandemic-era decisions influenced by religion, noting the government is now addressing such issues, and said legal action would be taken where deliberate wrongdoing is identified.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, due to political decisions of the then government, people suffered greatly and state officials also came under pressure. You may recall the Atulugama maternity clinic was closed without reason and women were forced to go to Bandaragama; I opposed it publicly, and we eventually restored it. The people suffered the consequences of those political decisions. As the current health administration, I, too, regret some decisions taken by certain officials, even if we were not responsible then. In a global pandemic, making decisions based on religion is a grave issue; as a country we must regret this, as even the Prime Minister stated yesterday. We are now rectifying matters. We will not hesitate to take legal action against those who acted deliberately, Hon. Member.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10479