The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan
Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan disputed that a District Coordinating Committee decision had been properly taken, stating that he was present until 1.00 p.m. and no such decision occurred in his presence. He objected to decisions being made without Opposition MPs, including Jeevan Thondaman and Palani Digambaram, and argued that expenditure for Hatton should not come at the expense of Norwood. He requested that the matter be reconvened the following month so all relevant MPs could decide jointly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, she said it was done at the DCC. I was at the DCC until 1.00 p.m.; no such decision was taken until then. Perhaps later Members decided. But district decisions must be taken together with Opposition MPs. Otherwise, it becomes a unilateral decision. We cannot accept that. Expenditure for Hatton cannot be at Norwood’s expense; facilities must be for the people. I and other Opposition MPs – Jeevan Thondaman and Palani Digambaram – were not present. If you reconvene next month, let us decide together.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 March 2025. No. 1744281136023320. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26477