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The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 4 December 2024 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Arrests for Spreading False Information on Social Media

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Dayasiri Jayasekara rejected an allegation by Minister Ananda Wijepala that he had engaged in racist politics, stating that he had never stood on a racist platform. He also referred to Wijepala’s remarks on non-interference with police duties and noted that actions taken by Wijepala as Secretary to the former Anti-Corruption Committee under Anura Dissanayake are currently before the courts.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I wish to tell Minister Ananda Wijepala that I have never stood on a platform of racism in my life. I reject calling me a racist in this House. Secondly, you said one should not interfere with police duties. The matters you directed as Secretary to the then Anti-Corruption Committee under Chairman Anura Dissanayake are before court today.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 ·No. 1733893521018713 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25554