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The Hon. Ajith P. Perera

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kalutara· 18 February 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026)

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Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for annual data from 2020 to 2025 on reported shootings in Sri Lanka, including deaths and injuries, and for details on police measures taken to control such incidents and their progress. He also raised concerns about the condition of the Bandaragama Police Station, asking whether a modern building, development plan, cost estimate, and study on constructing official quarters within the premises have been prepared or will be undertaken.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of shootings reported in Sri Lanka in each year from 2020 to 2025; (ii) the number of deaths and injuries resulting from the said shootings during that period, separately; and (iii) the steps taken by the Sri Lanka Police to control these shooting incidents and the progress made therein?

¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that the building in which the Bandaragama Police Station is maintained is old and dilapidated; (ii) whether he acknowledges that there is a need for a modern building with facilities for the said police station; (iii) whether a building plan has been prepared to improve the Bandaragama Police premises; (iv) if so, the expected cost thereof; (v) whether a study has been conducted regarding the possibility of constructing an official quarters complex within the Bandaragama Police premises to address the need for official quarters; and (vi) if not, whether steps will be taken to conduct a study in this regard?

¶ 04 (c) If not, why?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20426