The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara
R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara raised concerns about the reduction of Police allowances for special election duties to ordinary service levels following the Presidential and General Elections. He urged the Government to allocate funds, including around Rs. 10 billion if necessary, to pay proper duty allowances and argued that maintaining Police morale is essential for combating crime and upholding law and order. He also called for better treatment of Police officers and an end to politicisation of the service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, please do not interrupt my speech. Sit down. Speak in your time.
¶ 02 Moreover, during the last Presidential and General Elections, Police were given a special duty ration/batta for election duties. Now it has been reduced from the amount paid for special duties to the ordinary service level. If it is for election duty, allocate around Rs. 10 billion and pay. Instead, you cut it from ordinary duty allowances. This is how Police are treated. These officers need morale to fight the underworld. Some risk their lives. Peace and law are maintained not by Ministers or Governments but by officers. Please treat them better and stop politicisation.
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- Hansard, Friday, 28 February 2025 ·No. 1741927369029372 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/26254