The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya – Prime Minister
The Prime Minister responded to Hon. D.V. Chanaka’s claim regarding the Security Unit at Shravasti, stating that the premises had long been used by the Prime Minister’s Security Division before she assumed office. She said the Government was reducing Prime Ministerial security numbers and had instructed the remaining personnel, about 50, to vacate Shravasti by the end of the week, rejecting the allegation as false.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, Hon. D.V. Chanaka mentioned my name; I must respond, though he is not in the Chamber.
¶ 02 He said the Security Unit at Shravasti is “Harini Amarasuriya’s.” In fact, the Shravasti premises have long been used by the Prime Minister’s Security Division. When I assumed office, they were already stationed there. We are systematically reducing PM security numbers and have instructed their relocation from Shravasti. I checked: about 50 remain now; they are scheduled to vacate by the end of this week. Therefore, the Member’s claim is entirely false. Please do not attempt to mislead with such statements.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya – Prime Minister. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10571