The Hon. Ananda Wijepala
Ananda Wijepala rejected claims that Public Safety Committees had been politicized, stating that their secretary is the local Grama Niladhari, the chair is a respected community member, and the convener is the Community Police officer, with no politicians included. He said the cited criticism relied on a selective reading of a circular and argued that facilitation by the Divisional Secretary or Development Committee Chair does not amount to political interference.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, a wrong statement was made regarding Public Safety Committees. Their establishment has not been politicized. The Secretary is the Grama Niladhari of the division; the Chair is a respected person in the area; the convener is the Community Police officer. No politician is called. The Hon. Member cited only a word from a circular and misled the House. These committees have not been politicized. The Divisional Secretary and the Chair of the Development Committee may facilitate; that is not political interference. Please read the full circular.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27960