The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva expressed support for the “Clean Sri Lanka” concept, including its environmental, social and moral objectives, while noting that the public currently perceives it mainly as an environmental cleanup and enforcement action affecting three-wheelers and buses. He questioned the Minister of Justice on whether a reported remand connected to the VFS transaction was accurate and whether it was carried out under the Clean Sri Lanka initiative.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Chairperson. There is no problem with the Clean Sri Lanka concept—we all want a clean Sri Lanka: not just the environment, but also spiritual and social spheres. As the Hon. Minister said, we must also cleanse the mind. We will support this; we have no objection.
¶ 02 However, from what you have done so far, the public perceive it mainly as environmental cleanup and removing trimmings from three‑wheelers and buses. You asked for our support; we will give it. No issue.
¶ 03 The Hon. Minister of Justice said someone has been remanded with regard to the VFS transaction. Is that accurate, Hon. Minister? Was it done under Clean Sri Lanka?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27228