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Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe, M.P.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)· Digamadulla

Profession: Politician

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Speeches 117 #41 of 225·#1 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 27 speeches
Last spoke 21 May 2026 in Oral question

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117 speeches
  • 21 May 2026 AI summary Around 600 teachers are serving as acting In-Service Advisers across about 100 education zones, carrying out curriculum support, teacher training, supervision, materials development, performance improvement work, paper-setting, and organizing competitions. The member asked whether the Government will make these acting ISAs permanent. Oral Question Q.1303/2025: Acting Teacher Advisers and Resource Persons in Eastern Province EmploymentEducation Read →
  • 21 May 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Deputy Minister whether the Ministry would absorb and regularize more than 4,000 teachers currently serving temporarily as In-Service Advisers. He noted that the ISA Service Minute, gazetted in 2020 and later amended, provides for recruitment through a written examination but that the Government had previously absorbed temporary ISAs in 2020 to recognize their service and avoid adverse effects. Oral Question Q.1303/2025: Acting Teacher Advisers and Resource Persons in Eastern Province EducationEmployment Read →
  • 21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to provide details of officers in Eastern Province education zones serving as Acting In-Service Advisers and Resource Persons. He sought separate lists of names based on appointments made by the Provincial Education Ministry Secretary, the Provincial Director of Education, and Zonal Directors, and asked whether long-serving acting appointees would be confirmed in those posts. Oral Question Q.1303/2025: Acting Teacher Advisers and Resource Persons in Eastern Province EducationEmployment Read →
  • 21 May 2026 AI summary Presented a petition on behalf of K.P. Dharmasena of No. 325, Right, Thalapitiya Road, Padiyathalawa, for submission to Parliament. Petitions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 May 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe supported the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill contextually while using the debate to highlight economic and agricultural issues in the Eastern Province, especially Ampara District’s role in national paddy production. He urged the Government to complete drainage projects, modernize agriculture, fisheries and dairy production, and address fertilizer shortages, stating that Ampara farmers had paid Rs. 6.3 billion but still lacked 8,194 MT of the required allocation. He also requested the Ministry of Finance to provide special funds to transport or mill around 50,000 MT of paddy held in Paddy Marketing Board warehouses before the next harvest to prevent losses to farmers. Debate: Second Reading of Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill and Committee Stage AgriculturePublic Finance Read →
  • 7 May 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe supported discussion on the Emergency by raising land and security-related concerns in the North and East, urging implementation of the President’s direction to release private lands occupied for wartime security purposes or provide compensation. He requested permanent police station facilities on properly allocated state land in the Eastern Province, including action on the Eravur Urban Council’s allocation, and called for implementation of local authority arrangements for Kalmunai–Sainthamaruthu following a Supreme Court judgment. He also urged a special security and tourism plan for Pottuvil–Arugam Bay, citing multiple roadblocks, recent arrests of visiting youths, and the need to reduce disruption to residents, fishers, farmers, and tourists while maintaining security. Debate and Approval: Public Security Ordinance Extension (Emergency) - Part 2 Security & DefenceEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionInfrastructure Read →
  • 7 May 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe raised concern over 13 Sports Officer vacancies in Ampara, noting that Attalaichenai Divisional Secretariat lacks a Sports Officer and therefore cannot hold its divisional sports meet. He argued that the Ampara district sports meet should not proceed before the Attalaichenai divisional meet is held, tabled the programme, and requested that the divisional meet be conducted first. Oral Question 6 (1337/2025): Sports Officers and District Youth Service Officer in Ampara Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEmployment Read →
  • 7 May 2026 AI summary Asked the Minister to ensure that ongoing recruitment of Youth Service Officers includes a permanent District Youth Service Officer (Tamil) for Tamil-speaking areas in Ampara, noting that the current arrangement is only a temporary appointment. Oral Question 6 (1337/2025): Sports Officers and District Youth Service Officer in Ampara Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEmployment Read →
  • 7 May 2026 AI summary The member asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide details of Sports Officers serving in each of the 20 Divisional Secretary divisions in Ampara District and to state whether the Ministry is aware of 13 long-standing vacancies and what steps are being taken to fill them. He also asked whether the Ministry recognizes the absence of a District Youth Service Officer (Tamil) for Tamil-predominant areas from Dehiattakandiya to Panama, despite previous arrangements for Sinhala and Tamil officers, and whether such an appointment will be made. Oral Question 6 (1337/2025): Sports Officers and District Youth Service Officer in Ampara Employment Read →
  • 9 April 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe called for legal action against those promoting racism and urged attention to efforts he said were harming inter-ethnic harmony. He questioned the Government’s failure to reveal the alleged masterminds of the Easter Sunday attacks despite election pledges, and called for full disclosure of inquiry findings and a fair investigation leading to prosecutions. He said the Muslim community condemned the attacks but was subjected to arrests, discrimination, and communal vilification afterward, and urged action against individuals he accused of spreading racism or obstructing independent investigations. He also noted Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s continued calls for justice and said public confidence requires the present Government to bring all responsible parties before the law. Debate on Regulations under Defence Acts and Extension of State of Emergency Law & OrderEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 9 April 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe spoke during consideration of regulations under the Army, Navy and Air Force Acts and a Resolution under the Public Security Ordinance. He urged the Ministers of Public Security and Justice to identify and take action against individuals openly inciting racism. Debate on Regulations under Defence Acts and Extension of State of Emergency Law & OrderJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 19 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe rose to raise a Point of Order. No substantive issue or argument is contained in the provided excerpt. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 March 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe rose on a Point of Order. No substantive issue or argument was recorded in the provided speech excerpt. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 19 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe condemned the United States and Israel for military action against Iran, including the reported assassination of Iran’s supreme spiritual leader, and cited criticism from several countries and leaders. He questioned the Sri Lankan Government’s position of neutrality and rejected the Foreign Minister’s statement that both sides were at fault, arguing that Iran had been the victim of aggression. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis Foreign Affairs Read →
  • 19 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe addressed the economic and security implications for Sri Lanka of the US-Israel conflict with Iran, particularly for Sri Lankans working in the Middle East, and urged national unity in responding to the crisis. He condemned the attacks on Iran, praised the President and Navy for assisting injured and deceased Iranian naval personnel near Sri Lankan waters, and criticized a neutral stance based on economic considerations. He called on the Government to issue clear diplomatic communications, urge world leaders to secure a ceasefire and peace in the Middle East, and identify those responsible for alleged war crimes. Adjournment Debate: Current Economic and Security Crisis Cost of LivingForeign AffairsSecurity & Defence Read →
  • 5 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe called for legal and policy measures to increase women’s labour force participation, noting that women comprise 52% of the population but only about 30% of the workforce, and referenced Islamic teachings on women’s dignity and motherhood. He condemned reported US and Israeli attacks on Iran, urged the Sri Lankan Government to issue condolences and a clear condemnation, and warned of possible economic effects on Sri Lankan workers in the Middle East. He also requested a full report to Parliament on an Iranian naval vessel reportedly struck near Sri Lankan waters and asked the Defence Minister to clarify whether Sri Lankan waters are being drawn into the conflict. Adjournment: National Care Policy and International Women's Day Foreign AffairsWomen & ChildrenSecurity & Defence Read →
  • 3 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe expressed dissatisfaction that his question on providing paddy-drying machines to Paddy Marketing Board stores in Ampara had not been addressed. He then raised flooding caused by the incomplete Sambukalappu–Periyakalappu and Karaivagupattu drainage schemes, affecting about 11,500 acres across several areas in Ampara District. He asked whether the previously agreed special meeting with Ampara District MPs and senior irrigation officials, decided at the Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Sectoral Oversight Committee, could now be arranged. Oral Question: Police Stations and Officers (Q.?/2025) with Supplementaries AgricultureInfrastructure Read →
  • 3 March 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe welcomed the assurance that funds would be allocated in 2026 for the Deegavapi–Alankulam agricultural road renovation. He raised concerns that Ampara District farmers suffered losses during the Maha harvest because wet paddy could not be sold at fair prices and private buyers purchased it cheaply, and asked whether paddy-drying machines could be installed at Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara. Oral Question: Police Stations and Officers (Q.?/2025) with Supplementaries InfrastructureAgriculture Read →
  • 17 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe supported the Parliamentary Pensions (Abolition) Bill in line with the Government’s mandate, while cautioning that abolishing MPs’ pensions could make future parliamentary entry harder for candidates without wealth or major-party backing and could be reversed by a future government. He urged the Government to increase public service pensions, repeal or properly reform the PTA in line with human rights concerns, introduce a new Constitution, abolish the Executive Presidency, and provide a political solution for Tamil-speaking people in the North and East. He also called for disclosure of the mastermind behind the Easter attacks and noted positively the recent Independence Day celebrations. Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading Debate Justice & Human RightsPublic FinanceEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 6 February 2026 AI summary Asked whether compensation can be expedited for 92 affected farmers in the Karaithivu Division and for similarly affected farmers in Atthalachenai, Palamunai and Oluvil. The question sought government action to address outstanding payments in those areas. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →