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Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe, M.P.

Jathika Jana balawegaya (JJB)· Gampaha

Deputy Minister of Labour

Profession: Teacher

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Speeches 145 #26 of 225·#13 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 65 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate

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Speech history

145 speeches
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe alleged that past governments tolerated or sheltered organized criminals and were linked to incidents such as the killing of Wasim Thajudeen and white-van abductions. He argued that such abuses contributed to the country’s decline and contrasted that period with the present, saying criticism of President Anura Dissanayake is now freely expressed while truths about the past are emerging. Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings) Justice & Human RightsLaw & OrderCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe briefly intervened to request that another member be allowed to speak, noting that he also wished to make an observation afterward. Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe stated that the Government has a 60-month mandate and is implementing its election promises progressively. He rejected attempts to raise what he described as spurious points of order, and referred to political developments around the Colombo Municipal Council and Avissawella Urban Council votes as examples of the Opposition’s failed positioning. Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary The Deputy Minister said the Bills provide a historic increase in private sector wages, raising the basic wage from Rs. 17,500 to Rs. 30,000 by the following January, following earlier public sector increases. He stated that the process was delayed by a legal challenge from a trade union not represented in the National Labour Advisory Council, and said the Government had reconvened the NLAC after a long lapse to pursue tripartite dialogue. Responding to criticism on estate worker wages, he said existing collective agreements signed in September 2024 set wages until September 2027, while the Government would seek further improvements through discussions with employers and unions. He argued that a proposed Committee-stage amendment for a Rs. 1,600 daily estate wage could not be made through the present Bills. Debate: National Minimum Wage of Workers and Budgetary Relief Allowance Bills (Second and Third Readings) Public FinanceEmployment Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe briefly interjected to ask the relevant Member to identify who served as Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and as Chairman of SriLankan Airlines during the period under discussion. He suggested those names should also be placed on record as part of the debate. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe briefly objected to the Chair’s reference to “the Hon. Deputy Minister,” noting that he had spoken immediately beforehand and questioning the ambiguity of the reference. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe rose to a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the provided excerpt. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe thanked the Member who brought the Motion, saying such pressure on the Government was appropriate, but urged that criticism not be based on false premises. He stated that the Government was accountable to the people and rejected claims of arbitrary rule or political deals. Referring to Pillayan and India’s concerns, he said action would be taken against anyone involved if wrongdoing was found, asserting that the Government’s only “deal” was with the people. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Security & DefenceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary The Deputy Minister noted that pension increases for retirees from 2016 to 2019 would begin from 10 July 2025, with interim payments already made pending full recalculation. Addressing the Easter Sunday attack investigations, he said the Government had been in office only nine of the 63 months since the attack and was pursuing investigations while withholding sensitive details to avoid compromising them. He rejected Opposition claims of political witch-hunts, cited several remand cases as lawful processes, and said the Government had an electoral mandate to deliver justice for victims and enforce the law. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Law & OrderSecurity & DefenceJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 20 June 2025 AI summary The Deputy Minister supported the Orders and Regulations, including the revision of the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act, and argued that the Government is pursuing economic recovery through investment, reserve growth and public administration reform. He rejected Opposition allegations of political deals and selective anti-corruption action, stating that the NPP Government would protect public officers acting lawfully while proceeding against corruption regardless of political affiliation. He urged MPs alleging bribery in local councils to complain to the Bribery Commission, defended officials such as Mahinda Siriwardana, and said disputed claims about CIABOC salaries had already been clarified. He also tabled documents concerning a former SriLankan Airlines officer seconded to the Presidential Secretariat and requested that they be placed in the Library, linking the matter to broader allegations of misuse and money laundering. Debate: Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act Order and Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
  • 19 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe rose to raise a Point of Order. The Point of Order was not proceeded with, and no substantive argument or proposal was recorded. Adjournment Debate: Special Audit Report on Advance Payment for Import of 15,000 Dairy Cattle and COPE Report on National Gem and Jewellery Authority Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 23 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe stated that he would address the closure of Next Manufacturing (Pvt.) Ltd. at Katunayake in his capacity as Deputy Minister of Labour. He indicated the issue concerned the company’s shutdown and its implications, but the provided excerpt does not include further details on the Government’s position, proposed action, or any specific labour-related measures. Debate: Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading Employment Read →
  • 21 May 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe defended the Chair’s ruling during a disorderly exchange and criticized Opposition Members who had changed parties, describing them as having betrayed their voters. He asserted that the National People’s Power would protect the public mandate it received and would establish control in the Colombo Municipal Council and the 267 local authorities it had won, despite Opposition criticism. Debate: Finance Act Order and Notification on Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles - Continued (Afternoon Session) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 21 May 2025 AI summary Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe responded to concerns over the proposed closure of the NEXT factory in the Katunayake Zone, stating that 1,416 of 2,825 workers are affected and that the Labour Department, management, trade unions and BOI will discuss the company’s compensation proposal and possible remedies. He said the company had not properly notified the Department in advance as required and had not engaged the Government or BOI on its stated high production costs. He also criticized the Opposition for prolonging parliamentary proceedings, raising unrelated issues during debates on Finance Act instruments, and questioning security practices, while asserting that the Government’s approach is to avoid special privileges and focus on addressing corruption. Debate: Finance Act Order and Notification on Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles - Continued (Afternoon Session) Parliamentary ProcedureEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
  • 10 April 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe argued that the Batalanda Commission Report showed serious unlawful actions and politicization of the Police under former UNP administrations, and criticized Opposition members for allegedly avoiding the Report’s findings while focusing on JVP violence. He cited specific references from the Report, including illegal promotions and disappearances, and stressed that any state response must comply with the rule of law. He said those responsible for Batalanda should be punished through empowered legal institutions, while the NPP Government would pursue reconciliation across political, ethnic, and regional divides rather than retaliation. Debate: Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Batalanda Torture Chambers Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 9 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe alleged that land owned by the Sri Nagananda International Institute at Manel Watta had been fraudulently sold by Shiranthi Rajapaksa on 10 October 2023, misleading monks associated with the property. He cited an electricity bill paid by monks and referred to a related CID arrest over alleged fraudulent documents for a Rajapaksa family residence near the Menik Ganga. He requested action under a recently passed Act addressing illegal activities and said he was prepared to hand over relevant documents to the CID. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human RightsLand & Housing Read →
  • 9 April 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe responded to allegations concerning a land matter by referring to documents he said established ownership of the relevant plots. He stated that one portion related to the D.A. Rajapaksa Stadium at Diyagama and that other portions were held in the name of Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa, later re-registered on 10 October 2023 to Samararatna Kodikara and sold at various prices. He tabled eight title deeds connected to the land, including deeds referencing Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa and the Sri Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Afternoon Session and Reported Business) Land & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 9 April 2025 AI summary 1,244 workers at Vogue Tex (Pvt.) Ltd. in Weligama have been on strike over the company’s stated inability to pay bonuses. The Deputy Minister said discussions were held at the Matara Labour Office and further talks were scheduled, with instructions issued to the Ministry Secretary and Commissioner General of Labour to intervene urgently. He added that the matter did not appear to be directly linked to the broader tariff issue but would be addressed immediately. Debate: Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading (Morning Session) EmploymentLaw & Order Read →
  • 21 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe requested that details relating to the 60,000 be tabled in Parliament. The intervention appears to be a procedural request seeking documentation or clarification on the referenced figure for the record. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 21 March 2025 AI summary Mahinda Jayasinghe, Deputy Minister of Labour, made a procedural request for the discussion to address the relevant Head of Expenditure. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was presented in the recorded speech. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →