The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
D.V. Chanaka invoked Standing Order 86(6) to clarify what he said was a misunderstanding of remarks by the Deputy Minister regarding Police circulars on Public Safety Committees. He alleged that in Hambantota District, Police had been instructed to bring 3,500 people—not only committee chairpersons—and to use public funds to provide meals for attendees of Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s rallies. He questioned whether public revenue and Police resources could be used for political rallies and tabled a related letter, which was placed in the Library.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, Standing Order 86(6) states that if a part of a speech has been misunderstood, the Member may clarify that part without introducing new matter.
¶ 02 The Hon. Deputy Minister said only the Chairs of Public Safety Committees are being summoned per the Police circular. That is entirely wrong. There are 570 Public Safety Committees in Hambantota District, yet the Police have been instructed to bring 3,500 people and even to provide meals from public funds for attendees of Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s rallies. Can public revenue be used to feed rally attendees? Can police be brought to rallies? This letter is tabled.
¶ 03 Placed in the Library.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14148