Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P.
Profession: Politician
Speeches 277 #16 of 225·#7 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 115 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate
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Speech history
277 speeches- 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman began to seek an opportunity to address Parliament, but the provided excerpt contains no substantive remarks, arguments, proposals, or questions to summarize. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahuman rose on a point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 1 March 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman objected that the microphone was being given daily to the Leader of the House. The brief remark was made amid interruptions and did not include a specific policy proposal or legislative issue. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman asked the Minister to acknowledge alleged large-scale fraud and corruption in the issuance of both previous and current blue passports. He pressed the Minister on whether legal action would be taken in response. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman briefly intervened to request clarification during the proceedings. No substantive policy position, proposal, or argument was set out in the recorded excerpt. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman sought permission to make a brief response. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or demand was presented in the provided excerpt. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman briefly sought permission from the Deputy Chairperson to speak. No substantive issue, proposal, or policy position is contained in the excerpt provided. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 28 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman raised concerns over the continuing passport issuance crisis at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, noting public hardship despite the Government’s earlier pledge to resolve the issue. He questioned procurement decisions linked to e-passports and machine-readable passports, alleging higher unit costs, reduced passport pages for the same public fee, and a significant financial loss to citizens and the State. He also warned of possible security weaknesses in the new blue passport compared with the previous version and urged the relevant Ministers to address the matter. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
- 27 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman stated that the Government received a large public mandate based on its policies and promises, while his side was placed in Opposition. He urged the Government to fulfil the expectations of the people who voted for it. Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 27 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahuman criticized Government members for condemning Rajapaksa-era waste while recalling that they supported Mahinda Rajapaksa’s rise to power in 2005 despite controversies such as “Helping Hambantota.” He argued that the Government’s claimed “system change” is limited to expenditure cuts and has not delivered transparency or depoliticized appointments, citing the concentration of 94 institutions and 27 per cent of the Budget under the President, political appointments to senior posts, and eight ambassadorial appointments from outside the Foreign Service. He said the Opposition’s role is to scrutinize the Government and questioned unmet promises, including on accountability and governance reforms. Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman questioned the Government’s procurement practices, arguing that tenders should not be awarded solely on the lowest price and alleging irregularities in a wind power project and the release of 323 containers without Customs checks. He criticized the Government for not fulfilling promised public sector wage increases, citing teachers and workers who supported earlier protests, and called for compensation for a teacher injured during a demonstration. He also objected to proposed taxation on IT freelancers while alleging inaction on online casino taxation, and urged the proposed Anti-Corruption Committee Office to investigate both past corruption and current matters such as the wind power project, container releases, VFS, and passport-related deals. Second Reading Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 (Continuation Day 7) Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformEmployment Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman criticized the Government’s approach to consultation, saying it relied on supportive committees rather than farmer assemblies that had protested in Colombo. He argued that rice policy decisions favoured mill owners over farmers, citing meetings with millers and an increase of Rs. 10 that he said benefited them while farmers received Rs. 120 per kilo. He also questioned the Government’s claim that there were no cronies, alleging that a 50 MW wind power tender was granted with Cabinet approval despite procurement and appeal rejections to a person who had supported the campaign. Second Reading Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 (Continuation Day 7) AgricultureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahman argued that successive governments, despite criticizing the open market economy introduced in 1977, continued or expanded privatization and market-oriented policies, citing the Chandrika Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapaksa administrations as examples. He questioned the NPP Government’s claim of pursuing “economic democracy” or a new economic direction while remaining within the IMF programme and following advice from the Central Bank, Treasury and IMF. He also challenged the Government on whether it consulted the public or farmers’ organizations in preparing the Budget and setting the paddy price at Rs. 120 per kilo. Second Reading Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 (Continuation Day 7) Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformEmployment Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman pointed out that responsibility for canned fish falls under the relevant Minister’s portfolio. The remark appears to seek clarification or accountability from the Minister regarding that subject area. Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines (Q.3/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 18 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahman thanked the Deputy Minister for agreeing to temporarily provide Nikape Vidyalaya’s building to accommodate Grades 1–5 and ensure continuity of education. The sitting then concluded, with Parliament adjourned until 9.30 a.m. on 19 February 2025 pursuant to the Resolution of 6 February 2025. Adjournment Debate: Additional Building for Meelad Vidyalaya, Dehiwala Education Read →
- 18 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman raised an adjournment matter on the lack of space at Meelad Vidyalaya, a Tamil-medium bilingual school in the Dehiwala–Piliyandala Zone with about 574 students. He said an unused building allocated in October 2024 and renovated with about Rs. 3 million could not be used for Grades 1–5 due to protests, leaving children studying outdoors. He urged the Minister of Education to intervene urgently and provide a suitable unused government or low-attendance school building in the area for the school’s use. Adjournment Debate: Additional Building for Meelad Vidyalaya, Dehiwala Education Read →
- 14 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman raised a procedural concern that the Tamil translation of the Speaker’s reading was incorrect. He sought attention to the accuracy of the parliamentary translation. Committee Report: Public Finance Committee - Disbursement Bill 2025 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman intervened to state that the issue raised concerned an incorrect Tamil interpretation. The remark appears to address a procedural or language interpretation matter during the debate. Committee Report: Public Finance Committee - Disbursement Bill 2025 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahman seconded Rauff Hakeem’s motion calling for a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the former Government’s COVID-19 forced cremation policy, which he said ignored WHO guidance and infringed the burial rights of several religious communities. He argued that both political leaders and public officials involved in promoting claims such as groundwater risk should be examined, including whether they acted knowingly or under political pressure. He urged Parliament to establish facts, assign accountability and make binding recommendations to prevent such decisions recurring. Private Members' Motion 6: Select Committee to Investigate COVID-19 Cremation Decisions Religion & CultureCorruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 6 February 2025 AI summary Mujibur Rahman raised concerns over a procurement decision, stating that the TEC/Procurement Committee’s final report of 2 September 2024 found the company had not met required substantiation and could not be awarded the contract. He alleged that this finding was bypassed and that a politically composed Cabinet subcommittee was influenced to recommend awarding it to Dhammika Perera’s company. Ministerial Statement: Wind Power Plant Tender Process in Mannar Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →