Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth, M.P.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)· National List

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Speeches 66 #75 of 225·#3 in party

Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

66 speeches

20 August 2025 AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth raised development and administrative concerns affecting Pottuvil and surrounding coastal districts during the debate on Regulations under the Law. He requested a modern sports ground on state land in Kalappu Kattu or Vattivelly, citing inadequate facilities despite local athletic achievements. He also urged action on Samurdhi Development Officer vacancies, promotions, salary scale issues, Tamil-language circulars, and payments due to families of deceased and retired officers. He further called for a fairer beneficiary selection method under Aswesuma and for urgent completion of court infrastructure and filling of staff vacancies in the area. Debate: Samurdhi (Amendment) Bill, Rubber Control (Amendment) Bill, Sports Law Regulations, and Judicature Act Rules InfrastructureJustice & Human RightsEmployment Read →
7 August 2025 AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth raised concerns about inadequate electricity, limited drinking water supply, poor roads, and unresolved land documentation in tourism areas including Arugam Bay, Sarvodaya Puram, Pottuvil, and Whisky Point. He requested a permanent CEB office building in Pottuvil, local bill-payment facilities, expedited electricity connections, rehabilitation of access roads, removal of obstructing electricity poles, and prompt land ownership documents to enable hotel registration with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. He also called for regulation and closure of an unapproved “Chabad House” linked to increased Israeli tourist activity, citing the need to maintain order, ethnic harmony, and tourism revenue. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic Status of the Country Land & HousingReligion & CultureInfrastructure Read →
24 July 2025 AI summary M.S. Abthul Wazeeth urged the establishment of a separate zonal education office for Pothuvil, arguing that the current allocation of Muslim, Tamil and Sinhala schools to different zones amounts to ethnic segregation and undermines unity. He requested appointments for trained preschool teachers, long-pending appointments for Maulavis, and faster action on proposed South Eastern University tourism and Open University branches in Pothuvil. He also called for urgent measures against coastal erosion in Hidayapuram and for consultation with coastal small traders in Maruthamunai before the Coast Conservation Department removes temporary business structures. Adjournment Debate: Proposed Educational Reforms (continued) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEnvironmentEducation Read →
11 July 2025 AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth highlighted the scale of livestock farming in Ampara District and the need for natural grazing lands to support animal nutrition and farmers’ livelihoods. He referred to stalled efforts to relocate grazing areas to Kumbukkottai near Rottai Kulam and noted that a site identified by the Pottuvil Divisional Secretariat in 1993 has still not been formally declared. He called for the development and proper designation of grazing lands in the district. Private Members' Motion No. 3: Livestock Sector Enhancement Agriculture Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth used his maiden speech to thank party leaders and constituents and to state his intention to represent the rights of all communities, particularly in Pottuvil. He highlighted long-standing local issues including irrigation shortages, incomplete implementation of the Heda Oya Project, lack of land ownership documents affecting tourism livelihoods, and the division of the area into separate ethnic education zones, requesting a unified education zone. He also called for improved bus depot facilities, completion of staffing and services at the Pottuvil Base Hospital, appointment of a Land Officer, release of lands occupied during the war, and upgrading the Pottuvil Pradeshiya Sabha to an Urban Council. Debate: Imports and Exports (Control) Act - Salt Import Regulations (Gazette No. 2437/04) AgricultureEducationLand & Housing Read →
8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Mohamed Sheriff Abthul Wazeeth took the affirmation required by law and signed the Book at the Table. This was a procedural act marking compliance with parliamentary requirements before assuming duties. Opening and Message from the President Parliamentary Procedure Read →