The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody
Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody raised a supplementary question alleging that land granted for a public-purpose fund established under an Incorporation Act had been converted to private use. He stated that a building constructed in 2005 was closed in 2021, demolished in 2023, fenced, and planted with coconuts, and urged action against the alleged misuse of public assets.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary: According to information we have, the Fund was established under an Incorporation Act. The land was given at the people’s request for public benefit. The then Minister Prasanna Ranatunga signed. In 2005 a building was put up, but the institute was closed in 2021, the building demolished in 2023, fenced and planted with coconuts, turning it into private property. I urge action against misuse of public assets.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14044