The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala
Asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs about the alleged transfer of the OIC’s official residence and approximately two roods of land at Garagoda, Yatiyantota, originally belonging to Sri Lanka Railways and later handed to the Sri Lanka Police. He sought clarification on the legality of any transfer to a private party, the identity of transferees, whether the premises were transferred for political activities, and what legal action would follow regarding alterations to the old building and unauthorized construction.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that the official residence of the OIC of the police station and about 02 roods of land at Garagoda, Yatiyantota, which had belonged to the Sri Lanka Railways since around 1902 and was later handed over to the Sri Lanka Police, has been transferred to another party and an unauthorized construction carried out thereon; (ii) the legal basis for such transfer to a private party; (iii) the transferee(s), if the transfer was legal; (iv) whether the building and land have been officially transferred to carry out political activities; and (v) the legal action that will be taken after a formal investigation into the alteration of the old building and the unauthorized construction? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17555