Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney at Law, M.P.
Profession: Attorney-at-Law
Speeches 165 #24 of 225·#9 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 112 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Procedural
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Speech history
165 speeches- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe cited Standing Order 33(1) in response to a clarification raised by Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. He emphasized that Members may ask up to two supplementary questions on an answer given under Standing Order 32, but such questions must not introduce matters outside the scope of the original question. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe rose on a Point of Order. No substantive issue, proposal, or argument was stated in the provided text. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 January 2026 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order to re-table a Privilege Question. He requested that it be included in the Hansard record. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 January 2026 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe stated that he had tabled the relevant document or matter, indicating that no further action or explanation was needed at that point. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 7 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe tabled a document in Parliament and indicated that it need not be read aloud. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 December 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe criticised the Government’s disaster preparedness and response to the cyclone and floods, arguing that credible warnings from the Meteorology Department and international media were available but were not acted upon in time, and that the Emergency and state mobilisation were delayed. He called for a unified, cross-party and expert-led coordination mechanism to manage relief, recovery, agriculture, business losses, and resettlement, including parliamentary sanction for land allocation and immediate support for survivors. He also urged international assistance and debt relief, while stating that Emergency powers should be used to protect people rather than intimidate the public, Opposition, or media. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations Security & DefenceAgriculturePublic Finance Read →
- 26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe called for faster provision of fish-location technology to fishers and urged merit-based appointments and private-sector involvement in science and technology institutions to accelerate commercialization and avoid prolonged, outdated research. He proposed reviving and expanding the “Shilpa Sena” district exhibition programme to disseminate technology, including to rural youth and sectors such as agriculture. He also challenged Government claims on education funding, citing reductions in several capital allocations and student support programmes, and urged the Government to honour its education commitments or state openly if it cannot. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day EnvironmentAgricultureEducation Read →
- 26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe briefly observed that Members, including Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, were dressed in black. The remark appears to refer to a collective or symbolic display in the Chamber, without elaborating on its purpose. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe criticized the Government for failing to reduce fuel and electricity costs as promised, while urging it to acknowledge the continuing contribution of the Mahaweli hydropower project to the national grid. He called for stronger support for solar power, including possible solar units for poor households, and argued that high fuel dependence keeps electricity costs unsustainable. He questioned tender conditions for a 50 MW wind power project, saying they appeared to exclude local bidders, and defended the pricing context of the Adani 500 MW project while challenging the Government to procure equivalent capacity with transmission at a lower cost. Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate InfrastructurePublic FinanceEnvironment Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe briefly thanked the Presiding Member for the opportunity to speak and expressed the expectation that he would be allocated his full 11 or 12 minutes. Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe challenged the State Minister’s statement that no case existed regarding the Trincomalee temple, citing CA Writ/1099/2025 filed by Rev. Thrikunamalaye Kalyanawansha Thissa Thero of Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Bodhiraja Temple. He argued that a case is pending and criticized the Minister for being unaware of it, linking that lack of awareness to the dispute at the temple. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Religion & CultureJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe addressed the Deputy Chair but made no substantive remarks in the provided excerpt. No policy position, proposal, question, or demand can be identified from the available text. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law, asks rhetorically whether the persons being discussed should be imprisoned. The remark appears to press for accountability or legal action in relation to the preceding debate context. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Justice & Human Rights Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe criticized the handling of the Trincomalee temple/statue dispute, arguing that the Police and relevant authorities should have acted through consultation and lawful procedures to prevent public disorder and communal tension. He alleged inconsistency and politicization in the Government’s approach to narcotics enforcement, CID and CIABOC investigations, and media communication, calling for impartial action rather than selective targeting of the Opposition. He also raised concerns over national security, military modernization, the impact of international resolutions on the armed forces, and several specific investigations and administrative actions, urging the Government to stop using law enforcement agencies as political tools. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Security & DefenceJustice & Human RightsLaw & Order Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order under Standing Order 92(a) to correct an earlier reference, clarifying that the receptionist mentioned was male and not female. He also noted that the Constitution accords Buddhism the foremost place. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326) Parliamentary ProcedureReligion & Culture Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe made a brief correction to a previous speech, clarifying a statement he had made about the Speaker’s Secretary allegedly scolding a receptionist. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or legislative matter was raised in the excerpt. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was presented in the excerpt provided. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 15 November 2025 AI summary The debate addressed the President’s Head of Expenditure and related institutional heads, with emphasis on maintaining the independence and strength of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised concerns over cuts to parliamentary staff allowances and requested that the relevant committee report be reconsidered with staff input. He criticised what he described as changes in the President’s and Prime Minister’s earlier positions on security, official vehicles and education funding, and questioned the scale and cost of current security arrangements. He also argued that recent growth figures may be influenced by vehicle imports rather than production-led expansion, and called for stronger allocations and policies to raise genuine economic growth. Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25) Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformParliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to the conduct of the proceedings, stating that unfair treatment had occurred while avoiding naming individuals or making specific allegations. The intervention was brief and appears to have raised a procedural concern rather than advancing a substantive policy argument. Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe objected to the allocation of speaking time, arguing that if a female Member not connected to the matter was permitted to speak for more than five minutes, Members on the Government side should also be given comparable opportunity. His intervention appears to concern procedural fairness in managing debate time. Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →