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Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Hambantota

Profession: Businessman

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Speeches 80 #63 of 225·#21 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 32 speeches
Last spoke 22 May 2026 in Debate

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80 speeches
  • 19 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi questioned the legal basis for the matter under discussion, asking where such a provision exists in law. The intervention was a brief procedural challenge seeking clarification on the statutory authority for the action or claim being made. Committee of Supply: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 116 and Related Heads (Trade, Commerce, Food Security) Justice & Human Rights Read →
  • 19 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi objected to conduct he described as wrongful and unbecoming, referring specifically to actions by individuals in Weeraketiya. He urged Hon. Aravinda Senarath to restrain or address those associates and called for order during his remarks. Committee of Supply: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 116 and Related Heads (Trade, Commerce, Food Security) Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 19 March 2025 AI summary Urged the rapid revival of village-level cooperative programmes, citing earlier models under J.R. Jayewardene and Ranasinghe Premadasa, and called for collapsed rural cooperatives to be rehabilitated. He also proposed integrating fisheries cooperatives, including those now under Provincial Councils, into a national framework with rural fisheries organizations. He raised concerns about the Weeraketiya Multi-purpose Cooperative Society election held on 16 March 2025 despite Election Commission-related correspondence advising postponement during the local authority election period, and requested an inquiry and compliance with election guidance. Committee of Supply: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 116 and Related Heads (Trade, Commerce, Food Security) EmploymentCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 7 March 2025 AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi raised housing, infrastructure, and transport issues in Hambantota District during debate on the relevant expenditure heads. He requested a separate review and completion of stalled “Udagam” housing projects begun in 2015–2019, including provision of water and electricity, highlighting the Agrapahara scheme where most houses remain unoccupied due to lack of water. He also sought restoration of key railway services from Beliatta, including the Ruhunu Kumari and Beliatta–Kandy express, and urged completion of several unfinished bridge projects affecting local transport and agriculture. He further asked that the closed Tangalle building materials supply unit of the National Housing Development Authority be reopened. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Heads 117, 123, 306, 307, 309-311, 332, 336) InfrastructureLand & HousingPublic Finance Read →
  • 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi said fuel subsidy payments to his fishing boats had been received for November but not for the subsequent four months, citing bank statements as evidence. He rejected insinuations against fishers, asked what had happened to the promised Rs. 150 per litre support, and questioned who was receiving the alleged Rs. 60 commission under previous arrangements. He urged the authorities to stop making false claims and ensure the subsidy is delivered properly. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 Cost of LivingPublic FinanceAgriculture Read →
  • 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi said the promised fuel relief for fishers had not been fully paid, with some areas receiving only the first tranche and no payments for four months. He argued that the relief originated under Ranil Wickremesinghe and called for the Government to provide the promised Rs. 150 per litre diesel subsidy by removing the specified harbour and bank-related components. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 Cost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
  • 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi stated that documentation from prior “Blue Economy” initiatives is available to the Ministry and offered cooperation with the Fisheries Minister to rebuild the sector. He asked that the existing surveys and reports on the Rekawa and Marawila harbour projects be reviewed, and called for an investigation into alleged waste of funds and responsibility for it. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 AgriculturePublic Finance Read →
  • 5 March 2025 AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi requested the Chair to grant him one additional minute to continue his remarks. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi supported returning “Ocean Resources” to the Fisheries Ministry and proposed placing the Ocean University under it, arguing that Sri Lanka needs a dedicated institution and plan to develop ocean-based sectors sustainably. He criticized the 2025 Budget for insufficient support to fisheries, especially fuel relief, and proposed subsidized diesel through fisheries harbour outlets, alongside concessionary loans to refit laid-up multi-day vessels. He also called for a boat ambulance and rescue service, resumed upgrading of fish landing sites, consultation-based redrafting of fisheries law amendments, and rehabilitation of stalled or deteriorated harbour and anchorage projects including Rekawa, Marawila/Matallae, and Kirinda. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Heads 124, 216, 331, 151 and 290 AgricultureInfrastructureEmployment Read →
  • 22 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi urged the Minister to determine and disclose the true origin and masterminds behind a recent killing, noting that only suspects had been arrested and that several possible motives were being discussed. He said political underworld networks in Hambantota had operated for decades and that their weapons remained unseized despite pledges to recover illegal firearms. He also complained that MPs’ security had been withdrawn and licensed firearms obtained for protection had been surrendered, requesting their return and warning that the Speaker, Secretary of Defence and Government would bear responsibility if harm came to him after his request for security was not acted upon. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Security & DefenceLaw & Order Read →
  • 22 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi argued during the Budget debate that recent shootings and murders, including incidents in court, Middaniya, Uswetakeiyawa, Negombo and Kotahena, raise serious questions about national security under the new JVP-led Government. He linked the Middaniya killings to unresolved violence during the Aragalaya, stating that failure to arrest suspects earlier due to fear of witnesses had contributed to later tragedies. He called for a thorough investigation into the killing of Aruna Widanagamage, alias “Kajja”, including allegations about his political links, weapons possession and possible motives behind his death. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Security & DefenceLaw & OrderPublic Finance Read →
  • 22 January 2025 AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi asserted that he and his family are honest public servants and rejected any implication that they are thieves. The statement was brief and did not raise a specific legislative issue, proposal, or demand. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 22 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi urged the Government to use the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme to address broader governance issues rather than limit it to activities such as drain cleaning or removing bus stickers. He defended his personal and family record in Hambantota and Tangalle local government service, rejecting allegations made against him in his absence and calling on the Government to focus on governing after being elected. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) Cost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
  • 22 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi questioned the lack of programme details in the Prime Minister’s statement on the Clean Sri Lanka programme and asked how it would address political activity by school principals and teachers. He cited allegations involving nine principals in Hambantota during the Presidential Election and a specific case at Ambalangoda Theraputta National School, requesting an inquiry, legal action if warranted, and a report to Parliament. He proposed implementing Clean Sri Lanka through the 339 Divisional Secretariat divisions and 14,022 Grama Niladhari divisions using local state officers for structured delivery. Adjournment Debate: Clean Sri Lanka Programme (Postponed from 2025-01-21) EducationCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 18 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi questioned the use of Aswasuma to identify recipients of the proposed Rs. 6,000 grant, arguing that past political influence had excluded poor families in Hambantota, and called for a fresh survey and for the grant to be extended beyond one million children to all 4.1 million schoolchildren after proper verification. He requested urgent Ministry action on shortages in Hambantota Muslim schools, including the absence of principals, Tamil-medium teachers, administrative staff and security staff. He also urged implementation of the previously agreed conversion of Puwakdandawa Dharmapala National School in Beliatta into a mixed school. He alleged partisan political activity by certain Hambantota principals and teachers during recent elections, tabled an election dispute resolution letter naming nine principals, and demanded disciplinary action within a month. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 102, Programme 01 (School Supplies Grant) EducationCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 6 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi called for compensation to be paid to farmers whose paddy cultivation failed due to damaged tanks and anicuts, citing around 35,250 hectares affected in Hambantota last season after water was not released from Samanalawewa. He said only a limited number of farmers had received compensation and requested that it be extended to all affected farmers. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
  • 6 December 2024 AI summary Dilip Wedaarachchi stated that supporting multi-day fishing fleets could increase fish supply and earn foreign exchange through the tuna industry. He also referred to past agricultural development efforts, citing D. S. Senanayake’s settlement and agriculture initiatives and Gamini Dissanayake’s establishment of schemes including Lunugamvehera. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Foreign AffairsAgriculture Read →
  • 6 December 2024 AI summary Called for compensation to be paid to all families affected by past violence, including both victims and the Government’s own supporters who died, while also urging punishment of those responsible for killings. On fisheries, he disputed claims that beached boats had returned to work, stating that many multi-day vessels remained unable to operate because of the fuel crisis and engine damage. He proposed Rs. 5 million concessional loans to repair and relaunch such boats and an increase in targeted fuel support from Rs. 25 to Rs. 100 per litre through Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation tokens for multi-day fishing fleets. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Public FinanceAgricultureEmployment Read →
  • 6 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi objected to interruptions during his speaking time, stating that there was no Point of Order and requesting that he be allowed to continue without his allotted time being cut. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 6 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, speaking during the Vote on Account debate, alleged electoral malpractice in Hambantota involving polling officials and local assistants, stating that he had lodged written complaints with election authorities and tabled related reports. He defended his family’s record of public service and rejected accusations against all MPs, while criticizing the JVP-led government’s conduct. He also referred to Rohana Wijeweera’s links to Tangalle and requested the Government to repair Wijeweera’s former house, assist Chithrangani Wijeweera, and pay Rs. 5 million compensation to families of people he said were killed by the JVP in Hambantota and elsewhere. Debate on Vote on Account for Ministry of Public Administration and Related Matters Parliamentary ProcedureCorruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human Rights Read →