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The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 22 October 2025 ·Debate: Ministerial Statement and Debate: Power Generation Policy (Minister of Energy)

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Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised a security concern following the shooting of a Chairman while he was performing official duties on a public day. He linked the incident to previously raised cases involving alleged abductions of two JVP Members and the shooting of an attorney-at-law, indicating a broader pattern of serious incidents requiring attention.

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¶ 01 Please allow me to speak, Hon. Speaker. This is serious. The Chairman was carrying out his official duties on public day when he was shot. You will recall earlier abductions of two JVP Members and a shooting of an attorney-at-law were raised. After all that—

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Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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