The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged ruling party Members representing the upcountry community to actively advocate for their constituents rather than merely follow party or procedural directions. He called for the Divisional Secretariat matter affecting those communities to be addressed immediately, while stressing that any related decision should remain only at the proposal stage for now.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am winding up, Sir.
¶ 02 The upcountry Members of the ruling party were sent to Parliament with a large number of votes from those people, not to be mere signal lights here; not to stop when the red light is on and run when the green light is on, doing only what the Hon. Speaker says. The people did not choose you for that. They chose you to give voice to their issues. Therefore, I urge that this very important Divisional Secretariat matter be taken up immediately and appropriate action be taken, and that any decision on this remain only a proposal at this stage. Thank you.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 27 February 2025 ·No. 1741437399068186 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 February 2025. No. 1741437399068186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13318