Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, M.P.

Jathika Jana balawegaya (JJB)· Ratnapura

Profession: Other

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Speeches 27 #144 of 225·#84 in party

Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

27 speeches

6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha delivered condolence remarks for former Members J.R.P. Suriyapperuma, Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera, Mavai S. Senathirajah and Donald Dissanayake. He highlighted Suriyapperuma’s contributions as an educator, scholar, public servant, SLFP office-bearer, author, advocate of local industry and National List MP, describing his role in intellectual and political life. He also noted Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera’s work in Parliament, particularly on COPE, and conveyed condolences to the families of all the deceased Members. Debate: Votes of Condolence for Four Former MPs Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha formally seconded the matter before the House. The question was then put and agreed to, after which Hon. Chanaka Madugoda took the Chair. Debate: Votes of Condolence for Four Former MPs Parliamentary Procedure Read →
23 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha supported the use of technology to improve court efficiency, noting its potential to enhance access and fairness for persons with disabilities, including the hearing-impaired. He also addressed State debt management, arguing that Sri Lanka’s crisis reflected poor borrowing practices and non-productive expenditure, and cited projects with low returns and Auditor General concerns over unreported debt funds. He said the State Debt Management Act and related measures should improve transparency, parliamentary reporting, coordination among responsible agencies, and the productive use of borrowed resources. Debate: Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill and Foreign Loans (Repeal) Bill - Second Reading InfrastructureJustice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
21 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha moved that Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchchi take the Chair. Debate: Finance Act Order and Notification on Luxury Tax on Motor Vehicles - Continued (Afternoon Session) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
18 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha argued that Sri Lanka needs a coherent production, industrial and SME policy framework to use local resources, reduce regional disparities, address unemployment and ease the foreign exchange crisis. He called for supporting policies including cooperative, tariff and anti-dumping measures, and said entrepreneurship and financial literacy, with regionally relevant subjects such as gemology, would be introduced in schools. He cited Budget allocations of Rs. 99 billion for economic services and entrepreneurship, including Rs. 38.6 billion for SME and entrepreneurship support, and proposed industrial estates, facilitation centres and sectoral clusters across Divisional Secretariat divisions. Referring to the Ratnapura gem sector, he said new regulations, market development and a gem trading hub were planned to make Sri Lanka a stronger global gem trade centre. Appropriation Bill 2025, Twenty-third Allotted Day - Committee Stage: Heads 149, 303, 194 and 219 (Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Youth Affairs and Sports) EmploymentEducationAgriculture Read →
10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha presented three petitions from constituents in Opanayake, Pelmadulla, and Balangoda. The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. Petitions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
18 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha supported the Supplementary Estimate providing Rs. 6,000 for school supplies to children from poor families, arguing it would help school retention amid declining Grade 1 enrolment and significant dropout rates, particularly in Grades 9 and 10. He cited poverty, nutrition problems, resource gaps, and weak exam outcomes as interconnected challenges affecting education, and called for expanded school meal programmes, curriculum modernization, reduced reliance on rote assessment, and improved pay and service conditions for education-sector staff. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 102, Programme 01 (School Supplies Grant) Cost of LivingPublic FinanceEducation Read →