The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara criticized remarks by the Acting IGP and the President concerning the National Police Commission, arguing that such statements undermine the independence of institutions and democratic procedure. He questioned the Government’s commitment to institutional independence and cited recent police transfers, including 1,399 transfers and the reassignment of 52 OICs to general duties, as matters of concern.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Indeed, who knows.
¶ 02 The Acting IGP says “the NPC has gone astray.” How undemocratic and undisciplined is that? We have nothing personal against him. But if the President and Acting IGP speak like this about the NPC, what independence and democracy remain? You came to give independence to institutions, but now act otherwise. There were 1,399 police transfers at once—the highest ever. Fifty-two OICs have been moved to general duties.
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Cite as: The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 28 February 2025. No. 1741927369029372. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26251