Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake stated that all pending elections, including Provincial Council elections, should be held without delay. He said he removed reference to the Provincial Council Elections Act from the Motion to avoid prolonging the process, while expressing support for the Government’s initiative on the matter. He emphasized that his actions were intended to assist, not obstruct, the expeditious conduct of elections.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The point is this: all of us want elections. There are two elections pending; Provincial Councils should also be held. The Government has brought something on that, and we give full support. Therefore, I removed the “Provincial Council Elections Act” from this Motion to avoid any undue delay. Since there are other elements too, time would otherwise be longer. There is no impediment from this. Our view is that elections should be held expeditiously; we should not delay. I am not obstructing; I am assisting.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5979