The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 17 February 2025 ·Debate: Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

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Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna challenged the Government over the forthcoming local authority elections, asserting that his side would contest strongly and predicting the Government would not win. He framed the election as the test of that claim.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, please give me a second.

¶ 02 Thank you so much. You said these local authority elections will be held this time. We will give you a strong challenge at the local elections. I believe you will not win. Let us see at the local authority elections.

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Source: Hansard, Monday, 17 February 2025 ·No. 1740119376022420 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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