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The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 20 May 2025 ·Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Matter: Public Security and Gang Violence; Special Statement on Tamil Genocide Memorial

Land & Housing
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The Minister clarified, in response to a question raised under Standing Order 27(2), that no Gazette had been issued for land acquisition. He stated that the relevant Gazette issued by the Department of Land Settlement concerned land regularization and settlement, and that further questions based on an assumption of acquisition were therefore not applicable.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, in response to the Hon. Shritharan’s question (08.05.2025) under Standing Order 27(2):

¶ 02 1. No Gazette has been issued for land acquisition.

¶ 03 A Gazette has been issued by the Department of Land Settlement for land regularization and settlement—not for acquisition.

¶ 04 2–4. Not applicable, as they were premised on acquisition.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 ·No. 1749010823009957 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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