The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
R.M. Jayawardhana stated that the lands in question are subject to a pending court case and were vested in the Department of Forest Conservation by a 2012 Gazette. He added that a previous Coordinating Committee decision had barred entry to the forest, and said these facts remain in effect.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, there is a pending court case regarding those lands. In addition, a 2012 Gazette vested the lands with the Department of Forest Conservation, and during their time, a Coordinating Committee decision barred entry to that forest. All three facts stand.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 September 2025 ·No. 1758017450079419 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10776