The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran
Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran responded to an Opposition MP’s allegation that rural road rehabilitation funds in the Chettikulam Pradeshiya Sabha area were allocated arbitrarily and with bias. He stated that the Rs. 200 million allocation was distributed equally across divisions, with an additional amount for Chettikulam, and alleged that the Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman was refusing to use the funds for political reasons. He said road rehabilitation would continue into the following year and that allocations would be made without discrimination or political bias.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, please give me 30 seconds more. A Vanni District Opposition MP who spoke this morning claimed that funds were allocated arbitrarily and with bias for roads under the Chettikulam Pradeshiya Sabha. I now have the list. We made equal allocations across all divisions from the Rs. 200 million allocated for rural road rehabilitation, with an additional sum to Chettikulam PS. But for political reasons, the PS Chairman says the allocated funds cannot be used. Are only we going to travel on these roads? Everyone will. Will road rehabilitation end this year? It will continue next year too. We will do everything equally, without any discrimination or politics. I convey this to that Hon. Member and conclude. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 September 2025. No. 1759815459006615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20910