The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala
Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala said the country was facing an unfortunate situation and argued that declaring a State of Emergency under Article 155 of the Constitution would legally empower the Tri-Forces, Police and District Secretaries to maintain essential services. He noted that the Leader of the Opposition had raised the matter the previous day and requested the President to declare an emergency to facilitate relief to the public.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, our country is facing a very unfortunate situation. I will be brief. In this situation, acting under Article 155 of the Constitution by declaring a State of Emergency would legally empower the Tri-Forces, Police and District Secretaries to act and to ensure essential services function. The Hon. Leader of the Opposition raised this yesterday as well. Even after 24 hours, the President has not declared an emergency. Therefore, we request that, to provide relief to the people, a State of Emergency be declared.
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- Hansard, Friday, 28 November 2025 ·No. 23026 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 28 November 2025. No. 23026. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5044