The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson raised concern that public petitions submitted by Members, including many in the current Tenth Parliament, are not being inquired into promptly and are being set aside without results. He urged the Speaker to give special attention to ensuring petitions are properly processed, noting that citizens turn to Parliament when village-level issues remain unresolved.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, our Members presented a large number of public petitions in the Ninth Parliament, but justice was not done. In this Tenth Parliament too, many Members submit petitions in the mornings, yet those petitioners do not receive justice; petitions are not inquired into in time and end up set aside. There is no result if these are not processed properly. Over the last two and a half months we have submitted many petitions. I request your special attention. We submit petitions because issues are not resolved at village level and we expect justice from Parliament. I request that, unlike what happened to petitions in the Ninth Parliament, the petitions now submitted be dealt with properly.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 15 March 2025 ·No. 1745317151078324 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 March 2025. No. 1745317151078324. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11544