Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, M.P.
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Speeches 129 #33 of 225·#13 in party
Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 45 speeches
Last spoke 21 May 2026 in Oral question
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Speech history
129 speeches- 27 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna criticized government remarks on the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic by recalling the 1988–89 threat to the Temple of the Tooth and urged sensitivity to that history. She warned against interference with independent Commissions, questioned proposals to formalize and tax informal remittance channels, and argued that some Budget expenditure reductions appear to be accounting shifts while heritage maintenance is being undervalued. She also raised concerns about procurement accountability, delays and investigations relating to the President’s Fund, and urged officials not to be discouraged from lawful decision-making, emphasizing that the institutions under the Special Spending Unit are essential to democratic checks and balances. Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments Public FinanceJustice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna made a personal explanation responding to remarks she said had harmed her and her family, including claims about her name and past events connected to violence in Kandy and Matale. She stated that her name had not been secretly changed and said her earlier question concerned the justification for spending Rs. 1 billion on a feasibility study and allocating Rs. 2.5 billion for the Kelani Valley railway. She thanked several Members, including the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister and the Chief Government Whip, for their support, and directed further personal allegations and challenges at Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage. Question by Private Notice: School Teachers Recruitment and Dhamma School Teacher Allowances (SO 27(2)) Justice & Human RightsPublic FinanceReligion & Culture Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna requests permission to speak. Question by Private Notice: School Teachers Recruitment and Dhamma School Teacher Allowances (SO 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna briefly sought the Speaker’s permission to clarify a matter. No substantive policy point, proposal, or question was included in the excerpt. Question by Private Notice: School Teachers Recruitment and Dhamma School Teacher Allowances (SO 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 25 February 2025 AI summary Rohini Kumari Wijerathna made a personal explanation under Standing Order 27(8), rejecting as false an allegation made by a Deputy Minister that her father was involved in killing eight people over an election banner in Laggala in 1989. She said the claim had originated on social media and was repeated in Parliament, challenged the Deputy Minister to withdraw it within a month, and not to misuse parliamentary privilege for defamatory statements. She defended her father’s public record, noting his service in Parliament from 1977 to 1994 and his role in agricultural and farmer-related initiatives. Question by Private Notice: School Teachers Recruitment and Dhamma School Teacher Allowances (SO 27(2)) Parliamentary ProcedureJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 20 February 2025 AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna criticized the Budget as debt-dependent and lacking credible revenue measures, arguing that it remains within IMF and Treasury parameters despite the Government’s earlier policy promises and references to an Economic Council. She questioned how many commitments in the Government’s policy document are reflected in the Budget and said many proposals, including customs reform, port expansion, Trincomalee oil tank development and North-East industrialization, continue policies of previous administrations. She welcomed certain shifts, including support for foreign investment, international education, disability-related measures, estate hospitals and pension adjustments for 2016–2020 retirees, while urging the Government to acknowledge past opposition to similar economic reforms and the costs of political violence. Budget Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate Public FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 7 February 2025 AI summary Mrs. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna tabled five petitions from residents of Matale, Galewela, Alwatta, and Walawela. The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. Petitions: Citizens' Petitions Tabled Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna highlighted shortages of consultants, nurses, medicines, equipment and services in the health sector, citing needs at Matale, Laggala, Hettipola and estate hospitals, and requested staffing, completion of the CKD facility and attention to orthopaedic equipment. She questioned the Minister on pharmaceutical procurement reforms, action against past fraud, data manipulation and substandard drugs, and raised concerns about long angiogram waiting lists and the need to regulate private hospital surgery charges. She also called for regularizing Dengue Brigade workers, strengthening dengue control, and presenting biannual nutrition reports to Parliament in response to reported child malnutrition and rising food costs. Adjournment Debate: Monaragala Health Sector Issues Healthcare Read →
- 4 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna criticized the President’s Policy Statement as inconsistent with his past positions and accused his political camp of having historically fostered communal politics, opposed devolution, and undermined the rule of law during the Aragalaya period. She questioned why the President did not name those identified by the Supreme Court as responsible for the economic crisis, and said she would place a related publication in the Library to support further legal action. She also argued that the speech lacked concrete plans on cost-of-living relief, called for an end to the use of the PTA against protesters, and warned of implications for UNHRC scrutiny and the EU’s GSP+ review. Raising concerns over education in the Central Province, she cited major teacher shortages in Kandy and Matale and urged the Government to recruit qualified graduates and listen to development officers rather than suppress them. Debate: Government Policy Statement - Resumed Adjourned Debate Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →