The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs
Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj said her comments were based on documents submitted during a police inquiry and that she had asked to meet the girl’s parents when protesters sought a meeting. She stated that the parents were not part of the protest and that the protesters were understood to be parents of students at the school. She emphasized that justice should be pursued through legal institutions and cautioned against diverting the issue or taking the law into one’s own hands.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I spoke on the basis of documents submitted during the police inquiry. Further, when people from the protest tried to meet me, I asked that the girl’s parents meet me. The parents were not part of the protest; we were informed that the protesters were parents of students at that school. People may seek justice, but it must be through legal institutions; no one can take the law into their hands. Do not try to divert this issue for any reason. We only stated information that has been submitted.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21954