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Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· National List

Profession: Attorney-at-Law; President's Counsel

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Speeches 186 #21 of 225·#8 in party
Attendance 3/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 87 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Adjournment

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186 speeches
  • 6 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper questioned the scope of the emergency regulations gazetted under the Public Security Ordinance following the Dicha cyclone, arguing that provisions on taking possession of property and vehicles, entry, search, arrest, offences and penalties lacked a clear connection to disaster relief. He asked the Government to clarify whether it intended to use property and vehicle requisition powers and, if not, to remove those provisions. He suggested the Gazette appeared to have copied earlier public security regulations rather than being tailored to the cyclone response, urged the Government to correct it, and indicated that a vote would be called next time. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Parliamentary ProcedureSecurity & DefenceLaw & Order Read →
  • 19 December 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper argued that Sri Lanka’s response to Cyclone Ditwah must be grounded in scientific data, expert analysis, and national consensus rather than ad hoc relief activity or casual public discussion. He cited estimates of extreme rainfall and potential energy to illustrate the scale of the disaster and called for scientific planning, regional cooperation, and responsible leadership to address future severe weather events. He also noted, for the record, the close approach of the interstellar object Comet 3I/ATLAS being observed internationally. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 240 – Programme 02 – Cyclone Disaster Relief (Rs. 500 Billion) EnvironmentInfrastructureEducation Read →
  • 3 December 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper highlighted the impact of the 2025 “Ditva” cyclone and called for more specific government responses, while emphasizing the Opposition’s role in evidence-based scrutiny. He urged the creation of a centralized early-warning and public advisory system integrating meteorological, disaster-management, scientific and social media capacities to provide locality-specific warnings, particularly for rainfall, landslides and river flooding. He raised urgent concerns from Kandy, including fatalities and unrecovered bodies from the Rambuk Ella landslide in Akurana, problems in Mawathura, contaminated wells and lack of safe drinking water, and requested assistance for affected communities and paddy lands. Debate: Continued Committee Stage of Appropriation Bill 2026 (Ministry Expenditure Heads - Multiple Speakers) EnvironmentJustice & Human RightsSecurity & Defence Read →
  • 27 November 2025 AI summary After conveying condolences over a fatal vehicle accident in Sainthamaruthu, M. Nizam Kariapper thanked the Minister for prompt action on a longstanding Kalmunai land-permit issue affecting businesses on state land, including alleged fraud linked to promises under the “Urumaya” programme. Supporting the motion on three-wheelers, he said regulation is necessary but must recognize that three-wheelers are essential transport for poorer and rural families where buses are limited. He proposed fair safety measures such as improved indicators, enclosed or EV three-wheelers, ventilation, and passenger protection, while avoiding undue hardship for drivers and users. Adjournment Motion: Three-Wheeler Industry Development EmploymentInfrastructureLaw & Order Read →
  • 26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper raised concerns about fisheries livelihoods in Trincomalee, urging the Fisheries Minister to meet 1,845 families affected by a cage fishing agreement with Global Ceylon Seafoods and to provide either alternative fishing opportunities or an alternative site for the company rather than cash relief. He also called for urgent action in Kalmunai and Karaithivu–Mavadippalli following early monsoon impacts, including bridge and railing works and dry-ration relief for affected fishers. Addressing the Digital Economy portfolio, he highlighted problems in immigration digitization, proposed a secure online mechanism to check travel bans, and called for better EV charging infrastructure and updated legal frameworks for international digital payments and taxation. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day EnvironmentAgricultureInfrastructure Read →
  • 24 November 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister whether the Cabinet decision applies to Batticaloa and Trincomalee, and more broadly to all districts in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. Adjournment Motion: Land Issues in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 24 November 2025 AI summary M. Nizam Kariapper briefly noted the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence,” stating that awareness should include male victims and online abuse. Addressing the Adjournment Motion, he raised concerns that State agencies, including Wildlife, Coast Conservation and Archaeology, had previously been used to acquire lands in the North and East in ways affecting Tamil-speaking communities. He cited land issues in Trincomalee, including Verugal, Valaimadu and Panichchankulam, and welcomed the Government’s proposed committee on North and East land issues while requesting a mechanism for MPs to submit views and receive updates. He urged that conservation objectives be pursued objectively without taking people’s paddy or residential lands, and asked that Opposition Tamil-speaking MPs from the North and East be included in the committee process. Adjournment Motion: Land Issues in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee EnvironmentLand & HousingEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 24 November 2025 AI summary M. Nizam Kariapper, PC stated that he had been allotted four minutes but spoke for only two minutes, noting that the time was not fully used. Adjournment Motion: Land Issues in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 24 November 2025 AI summary M. Nizam Kariapper requested the Presiding Member to allow him to use the unused portion of Hon. Kugathasan’s allotted speaking time, noting that Kugathasan had not fully used the two minutes given to him. Adjournment Motion: Land Issues in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper proposed constructing a secondary dam across the Gal Oya reservoir at Senanayake Samudra in Ampara to collect surplus water, improve canal management, and support a solar-powered repumping system. He argued that the system could reintroduce water into irrigation networks during droughts and also contribute to power generation, and requested attention to the proposal. Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate InfrastructureAgriculture Read →
  • 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper sought clarification on the President’s reported remarks after meeting Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi MPs, asking whether references to “outdated” political solutions implied changes to devolution, the Thirteenth Amendment, or a new constitutional framework. In relation to the Energy Votes, he questioned the Government’s readiness for electric vehicle infrastructure, distinguishing between slow mobile and AC chargers and the need for public DC fast chargers. He asked how many functional DC fast chargers exist, whether regulations and expressway coverage plans are finalized, and proposed standards for connectors, uptime, locations, payments, tariffs, and an app-based availability system to support EV adoption and decarbonization goals. Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEnvironment Read →
  • 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper requested that allowances paid to Birth, Death and Marriage Registrars, including the Rs. 75 per registration fee and the “ink allowance,” be increased after remaining unchanged for many years. He then criticized the Government’s handling of Provincial Council Elections, arguing that despite presidential assurances, the rejection of Private Members’ Bills and the proposal for a new Select Committee indicate opposition to the Provincial Council system. He questioned why the Government, with a large parliamentary majority, was asking others to make the required law and said his side would reject the report and vote against the relevant Ministry Head in protest. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour) Parliamentary ProcedureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper stated that he was concluding his remarks and would not address the Easter Sunday attacks at that time, as Hon. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana had already spoken on the matter. He indicated that he would take up the issue on another occasion. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Security & Defence Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper argued that SMEs are unable to access proposed bank-based relief because of CRIB-related restrictions. He urged the Government not to proceed with the planned vehicle allocations and requested that at least half of the Rs. 12.5 billion allocated for cabs and departmental vehicles be redirected as relief for SMEs. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Public FinanceEmployment Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC, informed the Chair that the 10 minutes allocated to Hon. Rauff Hakeem had been transferred to him, indicating that this may not have been communicated. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper clarified that he had a total of 22 minutes to speak, including time allotted to him by Hon. Rauff Hakeem. No substantive policy position, proposal, or question was raised in this excerpt. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper argued that estate plantation companies, rather than public funds, should bear wage increases for workers, given their profits from state and public assets including the “Ceylon Tea” brand and estate infrastructure. He requested minimum security for leaders of constituent parties in the SJB, citing long-standing political risks, and urged resolution of delayed Police Sergeant promotions to Sub Inspector, which he said have remained unresolved for over a decade. He also proposed reallocating Rs. 7.5 billion from the Rs. 12.5 billion machinery and vehicle allocation, including MPs’ vehicles, to expand relief loans for SMEs affected by parate execution, noting that many are unable to access bank support due to CRIB listings. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Law & OrderEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
  • 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper argued that profitable plantation companies should fund the Government-mandated wage increase for estate workers from their own profits, rather than receiving part of the Rs. 5 billion Government allocation. He proposed that the saved funds be used to further increase workers’ wages, while Government support should be limited to loss-making private and state-owned plantations to ensure the increment is paid. He also emphasized that estate land and the “Ceylon Tea” brand belong to the state and the people, not to plantation companies. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads AgriculturePublic FinanceEmployment Read →
  • 10 November 2025 AI summary M. Nizam Kariapper, PC, rejected the attribution of a remark to him and asked that the phrase “religious extremism” be removed from the parliamentary record. He clarified that he had not used the word “Muslim” and had referred only to the Eastern Province. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 10 November 2025 AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper requests that the relevant member be allowed to explain the matter, stating that the House needs clarification. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →