The Hon. Rohana Bandara
Rohana Bandara questioned inconsistent police assessments regarding security for his residence, noting that one report identified a threat and recommended four officers from Anuradhapura Police, while later communications described the matter as internal party-related and withdrew the security. He asked whether a brief police presence recorded only by a few logbook signatures over two days constituted adequate protection for a Member of Parliament, and challenged how the threat assessment could change so abruptly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 One report states there is a threat and that providing security to my residence is appropriate; Anuradhapura Police were informed to assign four officers. Subsequently, another report states there is no threat, calling it an internal party matter, and then another communication asked the Police to stop the previously indicated security. The police left a logbook; there are a couple of signatures over two days. Is this the security afforded to a Member of Parliament? Can the assessment keep changing from threat to no threat?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 February 2026 ·No. 23269 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohana Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12847