The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi
Nihal Galappaththi referred to the JVP/NPP’s recent electoral victory as historic and achieved through sacrifice, rejecting claims that it was secured by force. He drew the House’s attention to a previous Hansard entry recording Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi’s allegations of fraud and intimidation in Hambantota, including complaints made to the Election Commission, and placed the matter on record as a concern.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I remind the House that we achieved a historic victory through immense sacrifice—not on a bed of roses. Those who view through partisan lenses think it was gained by force. I draw attention to the Hansard of 06 December (col. 9618), the speech of Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, stating that although the JVP/NPP won the Presidency and 159 seats, in Hambantota victory involved widespread fraud and intimidation, with individuals wearing dark glasses at polling booths to scare voters, and that he lodged complaints with the Election Commission Chairman. I place this before the House as a matter of record and concern.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12214