The Hon. Ananda Wijepala
Ananda Wijepala rejected allegations that Public Security Committees had been politicized, stating that their establishment follows an Inspector-General of Police circular. He said the committees include 25 percent youth representation and 25 percent women’s representation, with the Grama Niladhari as Secretary and the Community Police Officer as Convener. He explained that a recognized community member may be appointed Chair from among applicants within the relevant Grama Niladhari division.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, regarding the establishment of Public Security Committees, a circular has been issued by the Inspector-General of Police. According to that circular, the Public Security Committees are appointed and these have not been politicized at all. What he said is wrong. As per that circular, youth representation is 25 percent and women’s representation is 25 percent. The Grama Niladhari serves as the Secretary to the Committee.
¶ 02 The Community Police Officer acts as the Convener. From among those who apply for the area committees, a recognized person in the community can be appointed as Chair. These are in no way politicized. Appointments are made according to the circular I mentioned relevant to the Grama Niladhari division. I reject the points you raised on this matter.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13635