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Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Galle

Profession: Landed Proprietor

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Speeches 408 #8 of 225·#3 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 257 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Procedural

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408 speeches
  • 4 March 2025 AI summary A question was raised on behalf of Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah regarding registered Arabic schools and the introduction of a common curriculum. It sought clarification from the relevant authorities on policy measures or plans to standardize education in these institutions. Oral Question 4: Arabic schools curriculum (Q.481/2025) Education Read →
  • 3 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka drew attention to a valuable 60-acre land parcel near Elpitiya town in his electorate, stating that it had previously not appeared in Land Reform Commission records. He requested the Deputy Minister to inspect the land and, if it is not suitable for the current project, ensure it is put to productive use. Oral Question: Industrial Parks in Elpitiya (Q.2/2025) Land & Housing Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilaka moved that another Member be granted an additional three minutes to speak. Committee of Supply: Ministry of Justice and National Integration (Head 110, Heads 228-236, Head 326) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka urged consistent implementation of Standing Order 92(2)(b), arguing that many repeated disputes in the House occur because it is not followed. He requested that Members be routinely allowed the one minute provided to raise a point of order. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested the Speaker to allow Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri to speak, amid interruptions in the Chamber. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested that the ongoing matter be brought to a conclusion and asked that only a short time be allotted for it. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested the Speaker to allow the ongoing remarks or exchange to conclude despite interruptions. The intervention was procedural and did not raise a substantive policy issue. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka addressed the Chair, but the recorded speech contains no substantive remarks beyond “Mr. Speaker,” and interruptions. No policy position, question, proposal, or argument is recorded in the excerpt. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka asked whether the Government had discussed measures with fuel or essential goods dealers to prevent public queues. He sought clarification on the Government’s message to the public following the Minister’s explanation. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Cost of Living Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka raised concern over long queues at filling stations across the country, stating that they are seriously affecting the public and national activities. He asked the Government whether a solution is forthcoming, whether the situation will continue, and what measures are being taken to address it. Debate: Fuel Supply and Energy Crisis (Discussion under Standing Order 27(2)) Cost of Living Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary A question was raised to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation regarding a dispute at Galle Port over planting a Bo sapling from the Sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi to replace a destroyed Bo tree within the port premises. It asks whether the Minister is aware of the dispute, what obstacles exist, whether steps will be taken to plant the sapling, and what action will be taken to resolve the matter. Oral Question: Bo Sapling Planting at Galle Port (Q.4/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka asked the Government to explain the sudden emergence of long queues at fuel stations across the country. He requested clarification on the cause of the situation and the measures being taken to prevent or resolve it. Procedural: Opposition Whip Introduction Cost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
  • 28 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka raised concerns about police staffing, working conditions, recruitment, and promotions, noting around 20,000 vacancies, prolonged acting leadership, long duty hours, unclear salary increments, and the need for careful background checks for new recruits. He urged measures to restore public trust amid allegations of police links to serious crimes, including improved job satisfaction, risk allowances, fair promotion pathways, and reinstatement of departmental competitive examinations. He also proposed expanding police hospital facilities, creating a one-stop service at Police Headquarters for pension and administrative matters, allowing serving lower-rank graduate officers to attend relevant interviews, and resolving allowance disparities affecting Parliament Police officers attached to the Ministerial Security Division. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate (Defence & Public Security Heads) Justice & Human RightsPublic FinanceLaw & Order Read →
  • 28 February 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka informed the Chair that five minutes from the Opposition’s allotted time would be granted to another member. The statement was procedural and concerned the allocation of speaking time during the debate. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate (Defence & Public Security Heads) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 28 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Hon. Imran Maharoof, asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for details on National Youth Corps training centres in Trincomalee District by Divisional Secretariat Division. He specifically sought clarification on the closure and relocation of the Kinniya training centre, the reasons for those decisions, whether any obstacles prevent reopening, and what steps would be taken to reopen it if possible. Oral Questions 4 & 5 - Port City Project & National Youth Corps Centre (Q.432/2025) EmploymentInfrastructure Read →
  • 25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi, asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for details on the pre-Easter Sunday incident involving the breaking of Buddha statues in Mawanella. The question sought the date of the incident, identities and addresses of those arrested, action taken against them, the names of investigating security officers, any alleged political influence by Governors or powerful persons at the time, and the current status of the investigations. Oral Question: Investigations into Damaging Buddha Statues in Mawanella (Q.6/2024) Law & OrderJustice & Human RightsSecurity & Defence Read →
  • 24 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka criticised the Government’s inaugural Budget as a reversal of the JVP-NPP’s pre-election positions, arguing that it now accepts the IMF path, private participation, foreign universities, land use for investors, and digital identity despite earlier opposition. He questioned the adequacy of allocations for religious education and highlighted what he said were unfulfilled promises on VAT reductions, public servant benefits, teachers’ salaries, agricultural inputs, school supplies, and Agrahara insurance. He also challenged the structure of the proposed public sector salary increases and said the Budget gives more detail on expenditure than on revenue and debt management. Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Sixth Allotted Day Cost of LivingPublic FinanceReligion & Culture Read →
  • 22 February 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilaka sought confirmation from the Chair or relevant authority that a particular statement or portion of the record would be expunged. The intervention was procedural in nature and focused on the handling of the parliamentary record. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 22 February 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilaka requested that a reference made by Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage concerning Rohini Kaviratne be expunged from the Hansard, noting that Harsha de Silva had already raised the matter and the Presiding Member had agreed. He argued that, following clarification by the Chief Government Whip, no further reconsideration was needed and the remarks should not be included in the official record. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 22 February 2025 AI summary Gayantha Karunathilaka’s recorded intervention consists only of addressing the Presiding Member. No substantive argument, proposal, question, or reference to legislation or policy is included in the provided text. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Parliamentary Procedure Read →