The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Raised concern over death threats against an Opposition Member and the lack of security provided to Opposition parliamentarians. He cited the case of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, who had reportedly informed the IGP and submitted affidavits about similar threats but did not receive protection, and urged attention to the security of affected Opposition Members.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a grave matter concerning a death threat to a Member of the Opposition. The Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman also had similar threats, wrote to the IGP, submitted affidavits, yet did not receive protection. Now, this Hon. Member and other Members of the Opposition in Parliament have no protection.
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- Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28863