The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe urged support for the Special Provisions Bill to facilitate the holding of local government elections following the election of a new President and Government and a subsequent Supreme Court judgment. He argued that elected local authorities are necessary to implement the Government’s first Budget development and welfare proposals, and called on the Opposition to cooperate in completing the election process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I conclude with this, Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees. When all these issues arose, the people elected a new President and a new Government. The Supreme Court judgment also came thereafter. The people have expectations. We now have a President and a Government with Parliamentary power. Therefore, let us hold the local elections. For implementing our first Budget’s development and welfare proposals, establishing elected local authorities is essential. Hence, this Special Provisions Bill needs everyone’s support. The people are waiting until this election is concluded. Joining the people who want elections, we will hold the poll, establish the authorities, and take the country forward with the people. Therefore, we have nothing to do with the Opposition’s crocodile tears; what you must do now is to join and take the steps necessary to hold the election. I conclude.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2025. No. 1740119376022420. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7237