1129/’16
Hon. S.M. Marikkar,—To ask the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government,—
(a) Is he aware that,—
(i) the Secretary of Kotikawatta, Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha was transferred on 22.09. 2016 by the Commissioner of Local Government of Western Province without any justifiable reason and without conducting a preliminary inquiry?
(ii) that the Governor of the Western Province had informed on that day itself that transfers should not be done without conducting a preliminary inquiry and the aforesaid transfer should be cancelled;
(iii) even though the Governor of the Western Provincial Council had given such notification, the Secretary of the Western Provincial Council or the Commissioner of Local Government has been negligent in taking action on that notification;
(iv) in this context the Commissioner of Local Government has made some influence on the secretary of the Pradeshiya Sabha after a few days from that incident and has obtained her consent to the effect that she willingly obtained a transfer?
( b) Will he inform this House,—
(i) whether the secretary of a local authority could be transferred without conducting a preliminary inquiry at a time when the tenure of that local authority has expired;
(ii) if the act of negligence mentioned in a (iii) above has not been committed, whether it could be proved that it has not been committed; and
(iii) whether an investigation will be conducted into this incident?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2017-02-21
Asked by
Hon. S.M. Marikkar, M.P.
Ministry
Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2017-02-21
Answered by
Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, PC, M.P.
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