The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 10 June 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural: Points of Order and Supplementary Questions

Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionParliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked the Prime Minister to provide, by Provincial Council, the dates on which terms ended, elections were due, and elections are now intended to be held. He questioned the Government’s position on the postponement of Provincial Council elections, including whether it accepts past postponements as undemocratic, whether it has adopted a policy to delay elections, and why it is not holding them despite earlier opposition to postponements. He also asked whether the Election Commission, international financial institutions, or foreign governments have influenced or commented on the timing of the elections.

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¶ 01 Very well, Mr. Speaker.

¶ 02 Hon. Prime Minister, I ask:

¶ 03 (a) For each Provincial Council separately, will you inform the date its official term ended, the date on which the election should have been held, and the date on which the Government now intends to hold such election?

¶ 04 (b) Does the Hon. Prime Minister accept that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe acted contrary to democratic principles by postponing elections?

¶ 05 (c) When in Opposition, did the Prime Minister and the JVP/NPP oppose such postponements strongly? If so, why is your Government not holding Provincial Council elections now?

¶ 06 (d) Has the Government taken a policy decision to postpone Provincial Council elections?

¶ 07 (e) Does she believe that the Election Commission is deliberately refraining from holding the election in order to discredit the Government?

¶ 08 (f) Have the IMF and World Bank advised postponing Provincial Council elections to save public funds?

¶ 09 (g) Have foreign governments urged the Government to hold Provincial Council elections without further delay?

¶ 10 Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21431