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The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan)

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Galle· 7 May 2026 ·Oral question: Second Round of Oral Questions (Q.10 and Tabled Answers)

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The Member asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to provide details on Civil Security Department agricultural farms in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Mannar, including their locations, extent and personnel employed. He also asked whether the Minister was aware of security forces’ interference in daily life in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, and sought reasons and a timeline for handing over military-operated farms to the Northern Provincial Council.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:

¶ 02 (a) (i) whether the Civil Security Department (CSD) maintains agricultural farms in the Districts of Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Mannar; (ii) the locations of those farms by district and Divisional Secretary’s Division; and (iii) the extent and number of personnel employed, by district?

¶ 03 (b) (i) whether he is aware of interference by security forces in the daily lives of people in the Northern and Eastern Provinces; (ii) reasons for not handing over farms operated with military intervention to the Northern Provincial Council; and (iii) the time frame to hand over such farms?

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Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3429