Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P.

New Democratic Front (NDF)· National List

Profession: Chartered Accountant

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Speeches 694 #4 of 225·#1 in party

Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)

Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 359 speeches

Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate

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694 speeches

5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake asked the other member to clarify their point and noted that only two supplementary questions are permitted. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake challenged the ruling that his matter fell under Standing Order 27(2) and objected to receiving only annexures after waiting 14 months for a response. He asked for details on electricity generation volumes and unit costs, linking the request to prior commitments to reduce tariffs by one-third and arguing that renewable generation should enable a 35–40 per cent tariff reduction for consumers. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) InfrastructureParliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that he was raising the questions only because the Minister had not provided an answer. He indicated that he would not have intervened otherwise. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake questioned the Government over a proposed 11.8 per cent electricity tariff increase linked to the delayed IMF fifth tranche and CEB financial requirements. He asked whether the cost of removing 2,600 CEB employees, estimated at Rs. 11,931 million, and street lighting charges would be passed on to consumers, and whether further increases would follow due to exchange rate changes. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) EmploymentInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake briefly intervened to add to a point made by the Leader of the House. The excerpt does not include the substantive issue he intended to raise. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake stated that he needed the relevant data in order to ask supplementary questions. He noted that, under the Standing Orders, it would be difficult to pose appropriate supplementaries without that information. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake objected that he could not ask meaningful supplementary questions because most parts of the answer referred to annexures that had not been made available. He requested access to the annexures before proceeding with his supplementary. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised Question No. 313/2024 to the Minister of Energy seeking details on private electricity generating companies operating from 2015 onward. The question requests information on the companies, their generation arrangements, and related particulars concerning private power supply to the national electricity sector. Oral Question: Private Electricity Generating Companies (Q.313/2024) Infrastructure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake offered only a brief acknowledgment of thanks and made no substantive argument, proposal, or policy comment. Opening: Speaker's Certificate on Universities Bill Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked whether the matter under discussion had been referred to Court. No further argument or proposal was made in the recorded intervention. Opening: Speaker's Certificate on Universities Bill Justice & Human Rights Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised a point of order regarding the Rent (Repeal) Bill, noting that a Supreme Court reference had been mentioned but not read out in Parliament. He asked whether there was a specific reason for not reading the reference. Opening: Speaker's Certificate on Universities Bill Parliamentary Procedure Read →
3 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a point of order challenging the Minister’s statement that no court cases had been filed, citing information that Prime Lands, Blue Ocean, Home Lands and several temples had already initiated legal action. He sought clarification on whether the Bill applies only to premises covered by the Rent Act No. 7 of 1972 or has wider application, noting potential implications for investor confidence. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
3 February 2026 AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised a point of order questioning the Minister’s reference to LNG in relation to the Sobadhanavi power project. He asked why the agreement was signed without LNG arrangements and noted that this would require payment of a capacity charge. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
3 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake requested an urgent Government statement on compensation and restoration following Cyclone “Ditwah”, citing delays, unpaid beneficiaries, returned Government cheques, unsettled insurance claims, and reports that many displaced people cannot return home. He asked for detailed, district-wise information on approved damage assessments, restoration costs, deaths and missing persons, housing damage, compensation categories and payments, unpaid beneficiaries, and reasons for payment failures. He also sought clarification on insurance claim settlements, donor assistance, spending from the “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Fund, and the timing of an international donor conference, while questioning the reliability of existing loss estimates and the use of state entity contributions to the Fund. Parliamentary Announcements and Ministerial Statement Public FinanceCost of LivingInfrastructure Read →
23 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake supported the Universities (Amendment) Bill as a necessary step toward broader education reform, citing the large gap between students qualified for university entry and those actually admitted. He argued that reforms should address outdated curricula, labour-market mismatch, weak vocational pathways, language and digital gaps, politicization, and graduate unemployment, while strengthening TVET, innovation, entrepreneurship, and human capital development. He welcomed the Government’s continuation of policies such as the IMF programme, open-economy measures, privatization initiatives, and tariff rationalization, but urged reforms to be institutional rather than dependent on individuals. On university governance, he called for democratic checks and balances, including limiting ministerial appointees to university councils to around 40–45 per cent to improve merit-based decision-making. Debate: Universities (Amendment) Bill - Second and Third Reading Public FinanceEducationEmployment Read →
23 January 2026 AI summary A procedural motion was moved by Hon. Ravi Karunanayake proposing that Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera take the Chair. The motion was seconded, agreed to by the House, and the presiding member was accordingly replaced. Debate: Universities (Amendment) Bill - Second and Third Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
22 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised an urgent question under Standing Order 27(2) regarding a Deputy Minister’s statement on converting EPF lump-sum gratuity into a monthly pension, noting unrest among workers and unions and recalling the 2011 controversy and Roshen Chanaka’s death. He questioned whether IMF conditions, actuarial studies, Cabinet discussions, or comparative analyses support the proposal, and asked that relevant material be presented to Parliament. He sought assurances on safeguards for the Rs. 6.2 trillion EPF/ETF asset base, continued pre-retirement withdrawal facilities, prevention of political or debt-financing use of funds, and a transparent consultation process with trade unions before any gazette is issued. Question by Private Notice: Employees' Provident Fund Gratuity to Pension Scheme (Standing Order 27(2)) Justice & Human RightsEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a point of order seeking clarification on whether there were issues with the proposed education reforms and why the Cabinet had deferred them for one year. He stated that Members also wished to see the relevant information. Personal Explanation - Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah and Procedural Interruptions EducationParliamentary Procedure Read →
20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was presented in the quoted speech. Personal Explanation - Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah and Procedural Interruptions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided text. Personal Explanation - Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah and Procedural Interruptions Parliamentary Procedure Read →