The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka raised concern about a reported circular limiting attendance at Local Coordinating Committee meetings to one local authority representative per party. He argued that newly appointed local authority members are best placed to identify village-level issues and requested that more representatives be allowed to participate so that local problems can be addressed more effectively.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, with your leave, a question relevant to this Ministry. Although the subject Minister is absent, as the Cabinet Spokesman the Hon. Minister may respond. Newly appointed local authority members of all parties are eager to resolve village issues. The Coordinating Committee is the best forum, bringing together politicians, people’s representatives and officials. We learn that a circular has been issued to limit participation in the Local Coordinating Committee meetings to one representative per party from local authorities. Some say space is limited; however, we request that more representatives be allowed, as they best know village issues, and it would facilitate solutions. I request your attention to this.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27796