The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Badulla· 10 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions and Government Answers (Questions 342/2024, 7/561/2025, 9/984/2025, 10/1120/2025, 8/625/2025)

Land & Housing

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Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna responded to Hon. Jeevan Thondaman’s remark that the Government should not provide “a mere paper,” stating that the initiative represents more than documentation. He said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s statement at Hatton, marking 200 years, affirmed the Government’s commitment to provide land and house ownership, and that this promise is being implemented.

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¶ 01 Please allow me to answer. Yesterday Hon. Jeevan Thondaman said, “Don’t give a mere paper.” Today I clarify: it’s not a mere paper. Marking 200 years, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made a historic statement at Hatton. We promised land and house ownership; we are delivering.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 10 October 2025 ·No. 22640 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13882