The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra raised a supplementary question referring to a World Socialist Web Site article alleging that a University of Peradeniya conference on opposing the IMF austerity programme was barred because it opposed Government policy and supposedly on ministerial instructions. She asked whether opposition to IMF austerity is considered contrary to Government policy.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Supplementary Question 1:
¶ 02 A World Socialist Web Site article (03 January) alleges that a conference titled “How to fight against the IMF austerity programme?” organized by the International Students for Social Equality at University of Peradeniya was barred on grounds it opposed Government policy, supposedly on your instructions. Is opposing IMF austerity deemed contrary to Government policy?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27546