Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila says that the Batalanda Commission Report tabled by leader of the house Bimal Ratnayake recently was tabled 24 years ago.
The Batalanda Commission, appointed by President Chandrika Bandaranaike, met for the first time on January 16, 1996. It concluded its examination by the end of October 1997. On March 27, 1998, its report was submitted to President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Lanka. The report was gazetted in March 2000 and tabled by former Minister Wijeyapala Mendis on March 29, 2001, he says.
Accordingly, he stated that the current government, which is unable to fulfill its election promises, is using the Batalanda Commission report to suppress public opposition.