Gotabaya Rajapaksa either wants to establish a military regime or let these protests continue. Do not stop the ongoing protests. The mother carrying a baby at a protest, was she an extremist? -
@ShanakiyanR
More @ -
#SriLanka
#SriLankaEconomicCrisis
Every candidate during every Presidential Election comes before the people & says that Executive Presidency will be abolished. You are lying to the people when you say that 22A will be the first step to that -
@MASumanthiran
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
I want to tell the Monitory Board, if this is what you do to the working class of the country, you'll be the one who will be exposed before the country. You dare not do it because you will have to bear the wrath of the 2.5 Mn working class people of this country
@MASumanthiran
As a woman, I will fight alone on behalf of all the women in
#SriLanka
. 52% of the country accounts for the female population, which becomes a crucial component during the
#Election
of governments. There are 12 female MPs in
@ParliamentLK
at present. This isn't the first occasion
#Budget2023
aims to reduce the disabled persons benifit allowance from Rs. 5000/= to Rs. 2500/=. Police security has been provided to
#Basil
who is an economic hitman & Cabraal the other economic hitman has authored a book -
MP
@ShanakiyanR
#SLnews
#Colombo
#SriLanka
If the Treasury is in state where Rs. 10 Bn could not be allocated for the elections, those responsible should go home. This is the very reason why we need an election. A group of theives are holding the country hostage,
@anuradisanayake
#Budget2023
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
The so-called
#OnlineSafetyBill
has become a classic example of how this
#Parliament
has mocked the legislative process. Due to the procedure that is there in the standing order, our traditions in terms of the legislature have been completely violated. This bill was gazetted on
This debate is illegal. This debate is contrary to the Standing Orders. Standing Orders very clearly state that the Sectoral Oversight Committee must give a report and it is only after that that anything in
@ParliamentLK
must move. What has been tabled today a 'report' is not a
A Govt. should never engage in business since it has no concept of profit & loss. When losses occur, it becomes the cardinal onus of the treasury. People who've never set foot on either a car or aircraft are forced to share the burden - MP Ali Sabry
#SriLanka
#SLnews
#Colombo
On my way to
@ParliamentLK
today I got to know of a bitter story which had taken place in Kurenegala, where a husband had forced his wife to obtain indecent pictures of their 14 year old daughter on the promise of obtaining Rs. 100,000. The mother who had been unable to bear the
Weak & unstable Governments always resort towards inciting
#racism
. Thousands were killed owng to the war in
#SriLanka
. The loved ones of those deceased, have the right to commemorate them irrespective of it being in the North or the South.
@Dr_HariniA
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
Entire approach of incumbent Govt. is to silence middle class & upper middle class and get away with Blue Murder. That's what's happening all around the country. Economic recovery & manner of governance have a strong connection -
@MASumanthiran
#SriLanka
#Parliament
#Colombo
On various occasions our
#constitution
including various laws & acts have undergone amendments. However, in terms of the power & energy sector, we will not be able to move forward without an
#Electricity
Act. There is no other institution in this country which weilds such
In yesterday's judgement, those who have been found guilty and found responsible for the collapse of the
#economy
in this country don't have to pay any compensation. The court says the petitioners did not ask for compensation. No, the court could have granted just equitable
There's a clear distinction between a Natl. list MP & an elected MP. As an elected MP, I have a responsibility towards the people who elected me, to put their interests first, as opposed to a Natl. list MP who may have been appointed to represent the interests of one individual.
Heejaaz Hezbullah was arrested under the PTA. He is being held under insubstantial evidence. The defense is asking where is the AG? His file wasn't with the State Counsel or the CID. How can you do this?
@HarshadeSilvaMP
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
#SriLanka
's Defence Secretary, a Fmr. Army Officer verbally threatened me at the
@ParliamentLK
premises, over a statement which I had made. Rs. 80 Mn is being spent to landscape the garden of the Army Commander. Soldiers walk the dogs of the Defence Secretary at Independece
Even if that journalist in that interview thinks that we are second-class citizens in this world, who brought us to that state? You are a five-time Prime Minister. All these terms you served you may have said 'I was under an Executive President, I did not have enough power to do
You tell the world you are the 'Champions of Reconciliation'. However, my mic was muted as soon as I asked a question. The Deputy Speaker said it was an insensitive issue. Maybe if it was in Hambantota it would have been sensitive to him -
@ShanakiyanR
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#Tamil
I'm a candidate who contested at the Presidential
#Election
. It is a shame that foreign media has to goad the Govt. of
#SriLanka
to investigate & bring to justice the masterminds of SriLanka's
#EasterSundayAttacks
. It was mentioned in this house that the Cardinal had encouraged
President
@RW_UNP
while giving evidence before the PCoI on the
#EasterSundayAttacks
, has admitted that Military Intelligence has always wanted to divide the
#Tamil
speaking people into Tamils &
#Muslims
& for the Muslims to claim a seperate identity. The nature in which the
This is a very serious issue. A Hon. member of this
#Parliament
was called a 'කොටියා'. The Leader of the House & Deputy Speaker, are you allowing a Minister to say 'කොටියා' to somebody in this house? Why are you remaining silent? Is this permitted?
@MASumanthiran
#SLnews
When Hon.
@ReAdSarath
spoke yesterday, he referred to the personal conduct of a judge, the Magistrate in Mullaitivu, made very serious allegations, referred to his wife, & all of that. It is a violation of Standing Order 83; personal conduct cannot be discussed without a
Citizens during the Aragalaya lodged their protest against ruling party members primarily owing to a single reason. It was because public representatives failed to represent the interests of the public. The same thing is happening today. When a bill which is against the people is
A salary of Rs.100,000/= is not a rich man's salary. A pair of children's shoes which was Rs.1900 last year is over Rs.3000 at present. The impoverished & working classes need to be protected irrespective of any agreement. -
@EranWick
#SriLanka
#EconomicCrisisLK
#Colombo
#SLnews
Even if a person is being convicted in a court of law, that person can be present there. But, Janaka Rathnayake wasn't allowed to even observe the arguments made against him. However, we are allowing an MP who has smuggled gold, to vote on this resolution. -
@EranWick
#SriLanka
We have an issue with the Govt. using the Archaeological Dept. to grab land & instigate racism in N/E. There are many organisations to preserve heritage
@UNESCO
& even us. Why do you need monks? don't the authorities have any authority?
@ShanakiyanR
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
Yes, in many countries taxation is higher as opposed to
#SriLanka
. Howevr despite high taxes citizens of those countries receive services & benifits in return. Five lives were lost in Colpitty today due to the collapse of a tree on a bus. Taxes are paid by the people to the
#HumanRights
regimes, inst. & organisations work within an Intl. order, & their agendas will always come into play. As sovereign countries we need to know how to position ourselves, taking into account that reality
@Dr_HariniA
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
The Board of Control for
#Cricket
has always been in the hands of three families. At times, these families are in conflict & at times they are in agreement. Prasanna Ranatunga says that
#ShammiSilva
has given us money. Prasanna Ranatunga was found guilty of demanding ransom by
You will never be able to go to London, Dubai or Singapore & sell this country's investment opportunities if your own colleagues are going to bring in a piece of legislation that prevents
#IT
companies from setting up here. This violates the basic principles of freedom of thought
There is no issue in calling me a tiger. First of all, bring the money which has been stolen from this country. The Foreign Minister or Foreign Affairs has been an esteemed position in this county. Today, what has it come to? Today we have a Foreign Minister who claims that his
Children do not receive education at schools anymore. They pay for their
#Education
and receive tuition. The Minister says that children are enjoying the privileges of 'free education'. This is a blatant lie. According to
@CBSL
data, 40% of funds allocated for education & health
What
@C4Dispatches
has revealed is the
#truth
. However, the nature of
#SriLanka
is to not observe the facts & instead find fault with what’s being said. What I said was Fmr. AG Dappula de Livera and Dep. Solicitor Gen. did not favor the release of
#Pillayan
. He was released by
The first person who should adhere to financial discipline is the
#President
. We stated that the President's expenditure head was already a burden. But now a further Rs. 200 Mn is being requested to fill the deficit for the President's foreign tours, fuel needs & vehicle
There is a vacancy in the Constitutional Council; all 10 members have not been appointed. We were entitled to nominate a member, & I proposed the name of MP Dharmalingam Siddarthan to be that member in the Constitutional Council. But to date, he has not been appointed to the
Now things are becoming clearer as to who is behind this. Yesterday, we saw an announcement that the Cabinet had considered and approved the presentation of an amendment to the Constitution, specifically to amend Article 83(b). This is an exercise purely designed to create
Today, there is so much raucousness over the dignity of one man as opposed to the dignity of my community. As far as the dignity of my community is concerned, we have not received any. Today I'm speaking out of pure emotion. The only way this could be sorted out is if these
Not even a report has been tabled. 42 clauses are to be amended according to the document that has just been given us. This is not the report that the Oversight Committee is supposed to submit. We are going outside of Standing Orders, & you are expecting members of
@ParliamentLK
Rs. 110 Mn has been proposed as an allocation for the Fmr. Presidents under
#Budget2024
. Last year, it was Rs. 84 Mn. This list includes Fmr. President
@PresRajapaksa
&
@GotabayaR
who have been found responsible by court, for the collapse of
#SriLanka
's
#economy
. Our stance is
The Constitutional Council appears under the same chapter as the Executive, that is wrong. There is a new chapter created. Executive is chapter 7, a new chapter 7(A) is created. 'Sui generis' organisation, Constitutional Council is neither part of the Executive nor a part of the
On various occasions, allegations have been made against Ibrahim, an MP from our National List who represented us in 2015. His selection was not random; prior to his candidacy, President Rajapaksa honoured him with the title 'Deshakeerthi,' and in 2014, he was named Best Exporter
If a country which is broke wants to come out of this
#EconomicCrisis
, it needs to produce & export, and for the sectors crucial for production like industies, agriculture & fisheries. For industries it's 0.2%, for agriculture its 2.6%, fisheries, the lowest is 0.18%. Given the
The Justice Minister, Govt. & Fmr Govt. who heavily rely on a domestic mechanism when it comes to disappearances in the N/E are now justifying the arbitration of a foreign court in Singapore over the
#XPressPearl
incident. They say Arjun Mahendran is also in
#Singapore
. Why do
#President
@RW_UNP
in his capacity as Finance Minister, has changed the cabinet paper, altered the standing agreement & has presented a new one recommending that a '0' per cent tax policy should be adhered to. This company has not invested USD 50 Mn to qualify for tax
The
@pucslofficial
recommended that a unit of electricity should be increased from Rs. 8/= to Rs. 10/=. Instead a unit has been increased from Rs. 8/= to Rs. 30/=. The people have been burdened instead of curbing the corruption at
@CEB_lk
-
@ShanakiyanR
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
#SriLanka
is being governed by a small cabal. This not only affects committees such as
#CoPE
, but holistically has a dire impact on the entire system of governance. Fortifying the mandate of these committees would be to no avail if we do not have the 'political will' to eradicate
I asked for a slot to deliver my speech today from the Chief Opposition Whip. At that point, he told me that he had received instructions to not let me have any speeches. He also asked me if I would work for Sajith Premadasa during the Presidential Election. However, I wasn't
In the course of my speech and
@MASumanthiran
's speech, neither of us spoke against the investigations against those individuals. And I told the Hon. Minister of Justice that we had no objections to those individuals who were seen in the photographs from being investigated, but
When it comes to tax evasion, especially that of excise duty taxes evasion, as of 15 June the Mendis Company occupies the No. 1 spot. Primery dealers are being offred opportunities owing to the deals struck with them. - MP Vijitha Herath
#SriLanka
#Colombo
#SLnews
#Parliament
I declare myself an independent MP in
@ParliamentLK
henceforth. It was mentioned that those here today, are thieves. It was also mentioned, that we should concede the fact. However, there are some including myself who are not part of that denomination. We should change the
Most foreign remittances to
#SriLanka
are made by women who earn low-income salaries. In contrast, however, those who earn high-income salaries in major countries contribute very little. Instead, they attempt to instigate & cause political upheaval in the country - Min. Manusha
Do you even know what an Extended Fund Facility is? Most of you don't even understand what the
#President
said. The President's statement is correct. We all stated that we seek
@IMFNews
assistance at the very beginning. We worked with the President before you. -
@sajithpremadasa
The
#President
is rather keen on using
@ParliamentLK
to amass political clout & is less keen on policy statements. In reality, his actions have jeopardised
#Democracy
& the
#system
. He is using the powers vested within the Executive Presidency to utilize the Parliament as well as
You are the lot that introduced wizards & magicians to build
#SriLanka
. It is easy for you to forget this history after having raised your hand in Cabinet at that time. You say we are facing the repercussions of those mistakes, but those who committed the mistakes, are they
Almost 40 Mn liters of
#ethanol
is being used in this country. Today local companies don't pay duty. Their production cost is Rs. 150/= for ethanol per liter. Whereas they are selling it in the market for Rs. 1500/=, they are making a profit of almost 10 times more. Where is the
I received an overseas call inquiring from me, as to how the son of
@ProfBandaraMP
who is also the Chairman of
#CoPE
was able to sit during an active session of the committee. I would like to ask where are my privileges? Can I take part in a CoPE meeting and speak? I'm not
I recall
@MuttiahMurali
recently saying "If I were to contest, the Sinhalese people would vote for me & send me to
@ParliamentLK
. However if I was to contest for the
#Cricket
Committee, I'd doubt that I'll be able to get a single vote..". If the most prestigious cricketer said
Information has come to light that the
#President
had hosted several Justices of both the Appeals
#Court
&
#SupremeCourt
over a banquet. During a juncture where several sensitive court matters are to be decided, I'm of the opinion that the President should have refrained from
The
@ICC
has now become the property of
#India
. The final
#Cricket
match was scheduled on the birthday of
@narendramodi
.
@MahelaJay
had instructed the team to let India bat even if the toss was won. What would be the true nature of the events behind such decisions? -
President
@RW_UNP
during his budget speech failed to mention social security & social justice. Not a word was spoken on how he intends to combat corruption & wastage in
#SriLanka
. Wickremesinghe is the cuckoo who laid eggs in the crows nest -
@HarshadeSilvaMP
#SLnews
#Colombo
An international investigation should be launched into the
@C4Dispatches
allegations. There is not point in appointing a Select Commitee. The Govt. has to agree to an International investigation. Although Salley claims he was abroad, he was able to change his passport &
A JVP activist stated several months ago that a group of 700 cadres had each created 100
#socialmedia
accounts, forming a substantial contingent of 70,000 to disseminate its propaganda. Such groups should be wary of the
#OnlineSafetyBill
. Even the heads of platforms like
At this juncture, the government mechanism regarding the introduction of bills has paved the way for several crises. The
#Gender
#Equality
Bill serves as the finest example. The
#President
is using the powers of the Executive in a very authoritarian manner. There is no proper
All succesive Govt.'s are responsible for burdning the public due to botched policy decisions. Out the 5
@IMFNews
recommendations,
#SriLanka
is not implementing the fight against corruption! - MP Vijitha Herath
#SLnews
#Colombo
#SriLankaCrisis