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The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 11 July 2025 ·Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Order 27(2) Questions

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Ramanathan Archchuna raised a question under Standing Order 27(2) to the Prime Minister in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education regarding alleged irregularities in appointments of internal graduates made in 2020/2021. He said graduates who entered university in 2014 and completed studies around 2019 were affected by political instability and subsequent government recruitment decisions in August 2020, and sought attention to perceived unfairness in those appointments.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for permitting me under Standing Order 27(2) to raise a question with the Hon. Prime Minister, who is also the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. This concerns irregular appointments of internal graduates made during 2020/2021.

¶ 02 Hon. Prime Minister, various irregularities have occurred in government recruitments. That is the context of my question. We, who entered university in 2014 with high A/L results, graduated amid political instability and various political reasons in 2019. Due to irregular government recruitments granted in August 2020...

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Hansard, Friday, 11 July 2025 ·No. 1753082553092748 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 July 2025. No. 1753082553092748. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21051