The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna supported the Motion and referred to the former Government’s construction of a “Presidential Palace” in Jaffna on land acquired from displaced or deceased residents. He said the current President and Minister Bimal Rathnayake had promised to convert it for public use, but no action had followed after seven months. He urged the Government to be transparent about whether funds are available and questioned whether it genuinely wants proposals or assistance from local representatives.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Presiding Member. This is an excellent Motion. In the North, the Government received strong support. The previous Government built a large “Presidential Palace” in Jaffna on lands acquired from people who died, were displaced and had nothing. The current President and Minister Bimal Rathnayake visited and promised to hand it to public use. Seven months have passed; until this Motion came, no action was taken.
¶ 02 Our district MP often says, “Bring proposals!” As someone trained in project management, I can write one in a day—but does the Government want it? No. Even when we seek to help, you prefer to do it yourselves. Please be truthful to the people: if you have funds, say so; if not, say so. I fully support this Motion, but confidence is eroded by inaction. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24900