The Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam
G. G. Ponnambalam commented on the Government’s Clean Sri Lanka programme, noting that its website presents the initiative under social, environmental and ethical categories, with the first two focused mainly on apolitical issues such as the environment and physical cleanliness. He argued that the ethical component, which refers to building trust in systems through integrity, suggests a broader mandate but is too briefly developed, and called for a more comprehensive public presentation of the programme.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, discussing the Government’s Clean Sri Lanka programme, I went to the website and found it divided into three main sections: social, environmental and ethical. Reading the social and environmental sections, they predominantly addressed apolitical issues—primarily environment and physical cleanliness. Only the “ethical” section had a somewhat wider perspective.
¶ 02 The “ethical” section particularly stated that it “aims to build trust in the systems by ensuring integrity…”. It was a brief description. I wish the Government had a far more comprehensive programme on the website. At least that sentence seemed broader, reflecting the mandate the Government received at the last…
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Cite as: The Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5744