The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Aravinda Senarath replied to a question by Hon. Dr. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah regarding occupation of State lands in the Manmunai Pattu Divisional Secretary’s Division. He stated that lists of residents without deeds or land permits, and details of 31 persons subject to court-ordered evictions between 2017 and March 2025, were provided in annexes, and said the relevant court orders had been implemented. He further stated that no selective action had been taken, making subsequent parts of the question not applicable.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, I provide the following answers to the question raised by Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah. This is an important question relevant to the area.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes.
¶ 03 (ii) See Annex 1: list of persons residing on State lands in Manmunai Pattu Divisional Secretary’s Division without a Deed of Grant or Land Permit, with names and details.
¶ 04 (iii) Yes.
¶ 05 (iv) 31 persons. See Annex 2 for case details.
¶ 06 (v) The number of individuals evicted on court orders from 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2025, with names and details, out of those prosecuted by the Divisional Secretary, is as per Annex 2; orders have been implemented in the listed cases.
¶ 07 (vi) No.
¶ 08 (vii) Not applicable.
¶ 09 (viii) Such selective action has not been taken.
¶ 10 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8928