The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security
Minister Ananda Wijepala said he was willing to facilitate discussions between plantation executives and the Inspector General of Police regarding safety concerns in the hill country. He stated that the government had a responsibility to protect all hill-country residents and would take necessary action if such incidents continued.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We have no issue with such discussions. We can bring plantation executives and the IGP together. I am ready to intervene, as we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of all hill-country people. There is no evasion here. If such incidents continue, we will take necessary steps.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3556