The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law
Namal Rajapaksa said that, regardless of which party is in government, Sri Lanka’s state institutions must be protected, including the Tri-Forces, Police, Police Commission and Independent Commissions. He urged the Prime Minister to issue clear guidelines, terms of reference and regulations to state institutions for the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, and to evaluate whether its objectives are being met.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 At least I learned; I accepted my mistakes. I’m saying this so you won’t repeat them.
¶ 02 Whoever governs, this is Sri Lanka. The country must be protected. The honour of the Tri-Forces, the Police, the Police Commission, and Independent Commissions must be preserved. If those collapse, the State machinery falls.
¶ 03 Hon. Prime Minister, you can attend to your 159 later. But please send guidelines on Clean Sri Lanka to state institutions; send a ToR; make regulations. Then honestly assess whether your expectations are being met.
¶ 04 Thank you very much.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27291