The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the Government on delays in holding Provincial Council elections, linking the absence of functioning councils to a lack of transparency in PSDG allocations and difficulties in managing local infrastructure such as drains in Batticaloa. He referred to his Private Member’s Bill proposing elections under the old system and asked when elections would be held, whether they would use the old system, and when powers would be restored to Northern and Eastern representatives.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary:
¶ 02 These drains are typically a function of local authorities and Provincial Councils. PSDG allocations in Batticaloa are opaque to us elected members because Provincial Councils are not functioning. I have submitted a Private Member’s Bill to hold Provincial Council elections under the old system. The Speaker has said elections may be early next year; previously, it was said they would be end of this year. When will you hold Provincial Council elections and restore powers so Northern and Eastern representatives can undertake this work? Will you hold them under the old system? What is your position?
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 August 2025. No. 1755860432040633. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6585