The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
Asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government whether legislation is being prepared to enable Provincial Council elections in line with the President’s pledge to hold them within the year. He noted that all Provincial Councils have had expired terms since 2017–2019 and referred to a previous Private Member’s Bill by former MP M.A. Sumanthiran that was not enacted, seeking clarification on the Ministry’s actions or reasons for any delay.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Mr. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 I direct this question to the Hon. Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
¶ 03 1. In line with the President’s pledge that Provincial Council elections will be held within this year, has the Ministry taken steps to prepare the necessary legislation? 2. If so, what steps have been taken? 3. If not, why?
¶ 04 Hon. Presiding Member, the terms of the Northern and Eastern Provincial Councils are not the only ones that have lapsed. North Central and Sabaragamuwa lapsed in 2017; Central and North Western in 2018; Western, Southern and Uva in 2019. Former MP M.A. Sumanthiran also brought a Private Member’s Bill on this matter, but it could not be enacted. This is an important issue.
¶ 05 Therefore, I raise this question and expect the Hon. Minister’s clarification.
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 May 2025. No. 1750228312097834. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23999