An argument arose during the Trincomalee District Development Committee meeting on Monday.

The committee meeting was held under the patronage of deputy ministers and co-chairmen of the committee M.K.D.S. Gunawardena and Susantha Punchinilame.

The Trincomalee District Development Committee meeting was held at the Trincomalee District Secretariat.

An argumentative situation arose regarding the funds to be allocated to the representatives of local government and provincial councils for development activities. The situation arose between the Chairperson of the Eastern Provincial Council Ariyawathi Galappathi and co-chairmen M.K.D.S Gunawardena and Chairman Susantha Punchinilame.

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