Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P.
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Speeches 248 #18 of 225·#2 in party
Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 95 speeches
Last spoke 20 May 2026 in Procedural
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Speech history
248 speeches- 7 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake denied misleading the public on elephant deaths, citing media reports and his written question on inaction by previous governments. He requested verification of reports that around 12 elephants died this year in collisions involving the Meenagaya train after a driver change at Mahawa, and alleged that the driver on the Mahawa–Batticaloa leg was overage and failed to control speed. He urged the authorities to check the facts and address ongoing elephant deaths and the lack of rehabilitation or medical treatment for injured elephants. Adjournment Law & OrderEnvironment Read →
- 7 January 2026 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake questioned the Minister of Environment on whether a national wild elephant census has been conducted, the current population, and the number of elephant deaths in 2025, stating that 409 deaths had been recorded amid the human-elephant conflict. He urged measures including limiting proposed cultivation releases near Palukadawala–Nakolagane, establishing monitoring near the Getadiwula bridge, improving railway lighting/signalling and driver arrangements on the Meenagaya service, standardizing electric fences, investigating hakka patas poison supplies, and protecting the tusker “Kavantissa.” He argued that continued elephant deaths, habitat loss, and train collisions threaten tourism and Sri Lanka’s elephant heritage, and called for coordinated action in 2026 to reduce deaths. Adjournment Law & OrderInfrastructureEnvironment Read →
- 6 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised a series of concerns outside the fisheries item, criticizing the Government’s handling of the Venezuela-related incident, the education “module” issue, police conduct, alleged threats to media institutions, and treatment of military, police, railway and Civil Security Department personnel. He argued that political responsibility should apply consistently, called for the Prime Minister to face consequences or resign over the module issue, and said the IGP should resign over failures in policing. He urged the Government not to interfere with media houses, not to remove Army officers before pension eligibility, not to evict long-serving police officers from quarters without alternatives, and not to make arbitrary transfers or dismissals of Civil Security personnel. He also called for proper procedures in public fund disbursement and criticized publicity-driven responses to railway and disaster-related issues. Debate: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act and Fishermen's Pension Regulations Law & OrderSecurity & DefenceJustice & Human Rights Read →
- 18 December 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake said disaster damage in Badulla, including blocked roads, damaged houses, and the Uma Oya anicut, far exceeds the Government’s proposed Rs. 500 billion allocation and called for urgent reconstruction and non-politicized relief distribution. He alleged that unofficial party-linked actors were interfering with Grama Niladharis in processing Rs. 25,000 grants, and urged the Government to treat all affected people equally. He also asked that deductions from soldiers’ wages for disaster contributions be stopped and that they instead be rewarded for relief work. Separately, he warned of a possible Litro LPG shortage if imports shift from the existing Oman supplier to a Swiss company, criticized the exchange rate increase, and cautioned against changes affecting Samurdhi Banks. Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah Corruption & Governance ReformInfrastructureSecurity & Defence Read →
- 5 December 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised a point of order after his name was mentioned, asking that the Director General of Health Services be instructed to draft correspondence carefully because institutions rely on precise wording. He clarified that the matter specifically involved Neth FM and Lanka Hospitals, and denied having made defamatory remarks on the relevant budget head day, urging verification with those parties. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 December 2025 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake argued that post-disaster priorities should shift from publicity initiatives such as “Clean Sri Lanka” or “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” to restoring damaged homes, bridges, roads, and agricultural land. He warned that unresolved flood and landslide damage would harm tourism, increase rice imports, and leave affected areas such as Mahiyanganaya, Polonnaruwa, Ampara, Batticaloa, Lunugala, Passara, and Silmiyaapura at continued risk. He called for urgent government action, criticized failures in road access and disaster response, and said the Highways Minister should be held accountable. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations InfrastructureEnvironment Read →
- 5 December 2025 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake described severe flood and landslide damage in Badulla and surrounding districts, thanking southern communities for relief assistance while urging the Government not to politicize aid distribution through party-branded government vehicles. He detailed destroyed bridges, blocked roads, landslides, and devastation at Mahiyanganaya Base Hospital and other public institutions, alleging that timely water management at Rantambe and Randenigala could have reduced the damage. He called for ministerial accountability, including resignation of the Highways Minister, and urged the Government to acquire plantation and suitable forest lands for urgent resettlement of displaced people in Badulla and Passara. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations Corruption & Governance ReformInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 27 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised a point of order regarding an earlier privilege matter that had been referred to the Inspector General of Police. He stated that although the IGP had been summoned, informed of the matter, and had called for intelligence reports after correspondence, no reply had yet been received. Standing Order 27(2) Question and Procedural Matters Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 27 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake said he was satisfied with the answer but urged Parliament to focus on the ongoing disaster situation in Badulla District, where he said 18 deaths had occurred and further heavy rainfall was forecast. He reported that several roads, including in Lunugala, Passara, Mätigahathenna and Akeeriya, were impassable and requested the Leader of the House to mobilize dozers and private vehicles for urgent relief operations. Oral Question: BYD Vehicles and Second Round Proceedings InfrastructureSecurity & Defence Read →
- 25 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake urged the Prime Minister and Education Ministry to address conduct within the Ministry, consult more widely on education reforms, and respond to teacher union opposition. He called for the promised absorption of 16,000 Development Officers, action on disparities between leading and marginalized schools, resolution of delayed admissions to the Ruhuna Allied Health Faculty, and investigations into alleged A/L Economics paper leaks and complaints against specific principals. He also raised unresolved salary and status issues affecting acting principals, anomalies in teachers’ and principals’ salaries, pension disparities, and the need to use education to uplift disadvantaged provinces such as Uva. Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformEducation Read →
- 22 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised concerns about shortages of doctors, nurses, medicines, insulin, disinfectants, accommodation, and other facilities in the health sector, arguing that these undermine the free health service and rural hospital access. He urged the Minister to increase cadres, address doctors’ allowances and vehicle permits, work with medical trade unions, and provide quarters for staff posted to difficult areas, citing several hospitals in Badulla and Uva as examples. He also referred to rising non-communicable diseases, mental health, cardiac, cancer and kidney disease, and said Ayurveda funding and salary issues require attention. Additionally, he asked the Minister to examine administrative matters under the Mass Media Ministry and reported concerns over procurement delays and outside prescriptions. Debate: Committee Stage - Heads of Expenditure 111, 210, 211, 220 and 308 (Health and Mass Media) HealthcareEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
- 20 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake argued that previous UNP and SLFP governments completed major power projects such as Uma Oya, Norochcholai, Victoria and Kotmale despite protests and criticism, and that the current Government is now benefiting from them. He asked whether Uma Oya’s full 120 MW capacity had been received and said projects like Norochcholai were essential to avoid load shedding and sustain economic growth. He also claimed that rural electrification in areas such as Haputale and Badulla was largely achieved under previous administrations, while the present Government had not yet added comparable capacity or infrastructure. Committee Stage: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cut Motion and Debate InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
- 19 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised a point of order objecting to the Deputy Minister’s account, stating that the individuals concerned had not come from Dambulla at night to meet them and that the information came from the Keppetipola DEC. He also noted that, as Chair of the Matale District Coordinating Committee, the Deputy Minister was now in a position to manage the matter through the District Secretary and Divisional Secretaries. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 19 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Minister to look into complaints from traders and farmers connected to the shift from Anuradhapura to the new Dambulla centre. He specifically raised concerns about commissions allegedly taken from farmers and requested ministerial attention to the issue. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres Agriculture Read →
- 19 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake moved an adjournment motion opposing the proposed conversion of Sri Lanka’s 14 Dedicated Economic Centres into a limited company, National Agri Market Services Limited, and the vesting of their land and buildings in that entity. He argued that the centres have functioned under District and Divisional Secretaries since 1999, serve farmers effectively, and that transferring them to a company risks public assets and has generated stakeholder opposition. He urged the Government to withdraw or reconsider the proposed legislation, consult affected farmers and traders, and address any management or accountability issues within the existing administrative framework. Adjournment: Dedicated Economic Centres AgricultureLaw & OrderPublic Finance Read →
- 18 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised concerns over public and national security, alleging irregularities in police conduct, promotions, disciplinary processes, and the functioning of the Police Commission, including delays affecting retired officers’ pensions. He questioned expenditure on overseas investigations related to Ranil Wickremesinghe and warned that police staffing shortages, long duty hours, and upcoming mass retirements could undermine policing capacity. He proposed recruiting 10,000 unemployed graduates for office duties to release trained officers for field work, while also urging the Minister to address alleged misconduct, avoid association with dubious private operators, and protect temple land in Trincomalee. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads Law & OrderCorruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake responds to a reference made by another member, saying that whether it was directed at Namal or himself, he was named and it was effectively the same issue. He argues that public support reflected in the 159 votes was a response to the eras of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Premadasa, and suggests that otherwise there would have been no need for a large group of Colombo lawyers to come to Parliament. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake rejected the Deputy Minister’s claim that Opposition Members avoid questions, stating that they are prepared to respond and engage. The excerpt indicates he was responding after the lunch adjournment to remarks made during the Deputy Minister’s speech. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Chamara Sampath Dasanayake rose on a Point of Order during the sitting. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided excerpt. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 November 2025 AI summary Raises concern over the conduct and powers of commissions, arguing that Parliament must speak on behalf of groups such as judges, doctors, and public servants who cannot directly defend their interests. Emphasizes that MPs should not remain silent if commissions act without limits or accountability. Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human Rights Read →