The Hon. Kins Nelson
Kins Nelson seconded the Adjournment Motion and emphasized the wartime role of Civil Defence officers in protecting border villages. He noted the Budget proposal to second 5,000 officers to the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Police, arguing that such transfers require proper training and should, where possible, keep officers within their home districts so they can continue farming. He also raised concerns about shortages of uniforms, boots and raincoats, and urged the Public Security Minister to address the officers’ grievances and ensure fair treatment.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I second the Adjournment Motion by Hon. Ranjith Madduma Bandara.
¶ 02 We recall that during the war, Civil Defence officers protected border villages. The President stated in the Budget Speech that 5,000 would be seconded to the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) and to the Police. No officer can be sent to DWC without training; some protected areas do not permit even police entry. Proper training is essential.
¶ 03 Most Civil Defence officers are farmers. When they are transferred away from districts like Ampara, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee, they cannot cultivate. They request to be seconded to institutions within their own areas — Police or DWC — so their livelihoods can continue.
¶ 04 They also lack equipment for long periods: uniforms, boots, raincoats. Their spouses have protested in Kantale, not against the Government, but to seek justice. With the Public Security Minister present, I trust attention will be given.
¶ 05 This is a just motion; these personnel are war heroes who protected villages then and continue to shoulder community burdens now. Please grant them fairness.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14928