The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake responded to a sensitive issue raised by Hon. Srineshan, noting that similar site markings had occurred in Mannar and Jaffna and describing such places as part of national heritage. He suggested that local authorities should preserve and develop such sites for academic study and proposed convening an immediate discussion with the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Minister Ananda Wijepala to resolve any outstanding issues.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, give me a minute from Government time. Hon. Srineshan raised a sensitive issue. Similar site marking has happened in Mannar and Jaffna too. These are part of our national heritage. If I were chairman of that local authority, I would set aside and even develop such sites for universities and study. If you wish, today itself we can convene a discussion with the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Minister Ananda Wijepala to resolve any pending issues.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15313