The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
Aravinda Senarath stated that the Ministry and the Land Reform Commission are identifying relevant lands district-wide, including parcels unlawfully released, while considering long-term occupants who have lived there for decades. He said the Government aims to regularize legal status fairly, take disciplinary action against officers involved in unlawful alienations or favoritism, and ensure transparent procedures for lawful allocation and use of the lands.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, the Ministry and the LRC have initiated a district-wide identification of all such lands, including parcels unlawfully released. Some have resided for 30–40 years. We aim to ensure maximum fairness to people while regularizing the legal status. We are also proceeding against officers involved in unlawful alienations or favoritism, and have taken disciplinary action in recent cases. The Ministry will ensure transparent processes for lawful allocation and use of these lands.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/8951