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- 14 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe briefly objects that, when Hon. Archchuna raised a procedural matter under the Rules concerning a name being mentioned, he was not given an opportunity to speak. He indicates concern about the handling of that procedural issue before concluding. Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a Point of Order, stating that an allegation had been made against him when his name was mentioned and that he was not given an opportunity to respond. He objected to the Chair’s warning that he could be removed, arguing that he had done nothing to justify such action. Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe made a personal clarification regarding remarks made against him during a Point of Order raised on 12 November 2025, stating that he had not targeted or named any woman Member and had instead spoken about protecting Members and safeguarding the dignity of women Members. He argued that the Member who made the allegation had raised an unrelated issue during the Budget Debate, named other Members in a way that caused difficulty, and should apologize to them. He also referred to a controversy over a woman linked to a Member’s foreign visit, welcomed the President’s decision to stop the travel, and requested that the description of him as “anti-women” be expunged from the Hansard. Procedural Matters: Standing Order 91(k) and Points of Order Parliamentary ProcedureWomen & Children Read →
- 11 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe indicates he wishes to respond to a point raised by Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue is developed in the excerpt provided. Procedural Matters: Points of Order and Privilege Issues Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law, briefly invoked Standing Order No. 29 on the same Point of Order. No substantive argument or proposal was recorded in the quoted intervention. Procedural Matters: Points of Order and Privilege Issues Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 11 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument or proposal was made in the provided excerpt. Procedural Matters: Points of Order and Privilege Issues Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Citing Standing Order No. 91(h), Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe argued that Members must not impute improper motives or refer to the personal affairs of other Members. He stated that when a Member’s name is mentioned, that Member has the right to raise a point of order under the Standing Orders, regardless of differing interpretations of any innuendo. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe stated that his intervention was not personal in nature and was made with reference to the Standing Orders. He indicated that the matter should be treated as a procedural point rather than a personal remark. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe stated that his remarks were intended to be placed on record and to contribute to improving practice. No specific policy issue, legislative proposal, or demand was raised in the excerpt. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order under Standing Order No. 91 seeking clarification on parliamentary practice after his name had been mentioned earlier in the sitting. He indicated that he had already raised a related point of order that morning and sought procedural guidance on the matter. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary A point of order was raised by Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law. The Speaker intervened immediately and directed him to sit down, so no substantive issue or argument was presented. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe briefly disputed a preceding assertion in the debate, stating in response to the Speaker that the person in question “did not” do what had been claimed. No substantive policy issue, legislative matter, or proposal was raised in this intervention. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order, addressing the Speaker to clarify that a preceding remark had not mentioned the Speaker by name. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe argued that Sri Lanka cannot develop or meet its debt obligations through borrowing alone without expanding domestic production and industry. He warned that the need to repay USD 6 billion next year could deepen economic decline and poverty if productive sectors are not revived. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Public FinanceEmployment Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe requested additional time to complete his remarks, noting that ten minutes had been mentioned and asking the Speaker for at least 30 seconds. The Speaker responded by allowing him 30 seconds to finish. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe indicated that the Government had allotted him ten minutes to speak and thanked the Chair. The Speaker then intervened and stopped him before he could proceed further. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe requested an additional minute to continue his remarks. The Chair instructed him to conclude, indicating the allocated speaking time had expired. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe said that his side had not had the opportunity since 1994 to implement policies associated with earlier leaders such as D.S. Senanayake, Dudley Senanayake, John Kotelawala, J.R. Jayewardene, R. Premadasa, Gamini Dissanayake, and Lalith Athulathmudali. He stated that, from the Opposition, they would assist the Government and offer an export strategy developed with grant support, before being interrupted as his allotted time had ended. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Public Finance Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe argued that Sri Lanka’s development requires expanding production and industrial exports, particularly through trade zones and electronics manufacturing. He cited the 400-acre Millaniya trade zone project initiated under a public-private partnership during his tenure, questioned why it was absent from the President’s development plan, and raised concern over plans to re-release the land to Dhammika Perera. He said his export strategy was grant-funded and called for at least 5,000 acres to be developed for electronics manufacturing, noting past local industrial capacity such as transformer production in the 1980s. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading InfrastructureEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
- 10 November 2025 AI summary The member argued that recent cooperative election results indicate declining support for the Government and challenged it to hold Provincial Council elections, criticizing references to pending delimitation as a delaying tactic. He used a supermarket analogy to question the Government’s capacity to manage supplies and governance, saying essential items were lacking and warning of failure. Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading Corruption & Governance ReformCost of Living Read →