Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe, M.P.
Profession: Politician
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
Activity by sitting
53 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
117 speeches- 6 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe objected to the Speaker preventing Members from raising questions on behalf of the public. He urged the Speaker to reconsider this approach, stating that previous Speakers had allowed such interventions and asking that the practice be changed. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe objected to disorder in the Chamber, stating that the proceedings were being disturbed. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or legislative matter was raised in the statement. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe objected to being prevented from asking a second supplementary question after asking the first. He requested permission to proceed and urged that this not be disallowed. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe objected to the handling of parliamentary procedure, asserting Members’ right to ask two supplementary questions. He requested that Members not be treated dismissively in the House. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe said Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara District are full, limiting local farmers’ ability to sell paddy, and requested that stored stocks be moved quickly to other locations. He also asked whether compensation for farmers affected by Cyclone Ditwah and floods, including 92 persons in Karaithivu and others in Atthalachenai, Palamunai and Oluvil, could be provided without delay. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Agriculture Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe tabled 2021 and 2023 Irrigation Department letters on the proposed construction of a regulator, following the Deputy Minister’s indication that funds would be allocated this year. He asked whether urgent steps would be taken to clear paddy stored from the last harvest in Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara so that the Board can purchase the current season’s harvest from local farmers. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
- 6 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation about delays in preparing an assessment report for constructing a sluice gate on the RB35 Main Canal in the Kurundankulam Division of the Akkaraipattu Irrigation Engineering Zone. He noted that the Director General of Irrigation had first requested the report in May 2021 and sent a reminder in September 2023, and sought details of measures taken to proceed with the sluice gate construction or the reasons for inaction. Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6) AgricultureInfrastructure Read →
- 3 February 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe supported the telecommunications regulations aimed at strengthening spectrum management and digital services, but focused mainly on demands to regularize Development Officers serving in schools as teachers, noting their ongoing hunger strike and the scale of teacher vacancies, especially in the Eastern Province. He urged the Government and Prime Minister to fill those vacancies and proceed through interviews to absorb the officers into the Teachers’ Service. He also defended the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress as a democratic Opposition party and called on the Government to appoint a Muslim Cabinet Minister, arguing this would reflect the support received from Muslim voters and demonstrate a non-communal approach. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) Religion & CultureEducationEmployment Read →
- 23 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe supported the Universities (Amendment) Bill while urging the relevant ministries to act fairly in education, justice and defence administration. He called for the establishment of a Medical Faculty at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka in Oluvil, proposing that nearby base hospitals be used as teaching hospitals to address regional health needs, specialist shortages and limited national medical student intake. He also requested urgent action to fill university staffing vacancies, citing UGC figures on academic and temporary lecturer shortages across several universities. Debate: Universities (Amendment) Bill - Second and Third Reading InfrastructureHealthcareEducation Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Asked whether action would be taken to issue land permits for resettled people in Punanai Anicut and Pothanai in the Mahaweli “B” Zone. He noted that inquiries to the Welikanda Divisional Secretariat had resulted in the response that Batticaloa District had not been legally incorporated into that administrative division. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Land & Housing Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe briefly requested two minutes to address the House. No substantive policy position, question, or proposal was presented in the provided excerpt. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe requested urgent action to issue Title Deeds to residents of the Eastern Province. He raised the case of war-displaced Muslim families resettled in the Punani Anicut and Pothanai areas of Batticaloa District, alleging that land documents were issued in 2014 to Tamil residents by the Eravur Pattu Divisional Secretariat while Muslim applicants in nearby areas were refused permits on the grounds that the lands were State or Mahaweli lands. He asked why these resettled Muslim families had been excluded and what measures would be taken to ensure fair issuance of land permits or deeds. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionLand & Housing Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Deputy Minister what action would be taken for people who had previously received permits but now possessed neither those permits nor “Urumaya” deeds. The question sought clarification on resolving gaps in land documentation under the relevant land titling process. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Land & Housing Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary M.S. Uthumalebbe requested additional time to speak on matters relating to lands. The intervention was procedural and did not include substantive policy details or specific proposals. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Land & Housing Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe asked whether the Government would resume and complete the suspended “Urumaya” land title deed programme initiated under former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. He raised concern that landowners who submitted original land documents to Divisional Secretariats are facing difficulty recovering them and asked what action the Ministry will take to address this. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Land & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for district-wise details on the programme to convert land permits into title deeds in Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee. He requested the number of permits collected, title deeds already issued, title deeds still pending, and the measures the Ministry will take to expedite the remaining issuances. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Land & Housing Read →
- 20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe referred to the first phase of the Aswesuma programme, which began on 10 November 2025, and raised concerns about alleged party bias in beneficiary selection in Ampara. He requested that, if “Praja Shakthi” committee leaders and secretaries are appointed as observers to review beneficiary data, representatives of all parties should also be included, or alternatively a neutral independent mechanism should be established to ensure fair selection. Debate - Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme Corruption & Governance ReformCost of Living Read →
- 20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe said the Aswesuma welfare programme has benefited many poor people, but alleged that last year’s data collection process excluded many eligible poor households while including affluent persons, particularly in the Eastern Province and Ampara. He urged that beneficiary selection be revised through a committee involving District and Divisional Secretaries and local representatives. He also criticized the “Praja Shakthi” movement as a partisan and non-transparent village-level initiative, and tabled an urgent circular issued by the Welfare Benefits Board. Debate - Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme Public FinanceLand & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 8 January 2026 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe thanked the Transport Ministry, RDA and officials for restoring transport links after the recent disaster, and urged continued development of road and transport infrastructure in the Eastern Province. He requested that planning begin for a Batticaloa–Pottuvil railway extension, including through possible foreign funding, and tabled correspondence indicating that the Railways Department had not yet received such a proposal. He also called for further rural road and bridge improvements in Ampara, the immediate return of the Sainthamaruthu bus sub-depot from Kalmunai, and revival of the proposed bridge linking Muttur Vedathitivu–Majidpuram to address local transport hardships. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate InfrastructureEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
- 18 December 2025 AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe described the impact of the recent cyclone and floods, citing deaths, missing persons, housing damage and severe effects in parts of Kandy District, and noted volunteer and local authority assistance mobilized from the Eastern Province. He urged comprehensive disaster preparedness, including permanent safe resettlement lands for vulnerable hill-country communities, and said delayed relief payments of Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 50,000 had been raised with the President. He also called for implementation of standing disaster response plans and priority irrigation and drainage works in the Eastern Province, including repairs and schemes related to Mavil Aru, Senanayake Samudraya, Sammanturai–Periyakalappu and Kalmunai–Karavakulam, to reduce recurring flood damage to residents, lands and fishermen. Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah InfrastructureSecurity & DefencePublic Finance Read →