Hon. Imran Maharoof, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Trincomalee

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Speeches 88 #55 of 225·#18 in party

Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

88 speeches

9 May 2025 AI summary The Hon. Imran Maharoof asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide details on the number and locations of national-level stadiums in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. He sought clarification on the suspended development of Mc Heyzer Stadium in Trincomalee following the discovery of human bone fragments during excavation, and asked whether excavation would resume and whether the stadium would be developed into an international-level cricket venue. Oral Question: National-Level Stadiums in Northern and Eastern Provinces (Q.1/2024) Infrastructure Read →
8 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof urged the Minister to expedite NWSDB water supply to Kuchchaveli, Pudavaikattu, Tiriyai and Salappaiyaru, noting that these areas remain without service despite previous commitments. He also requested special attention to water provision in Gomarankadawala, Padavi Sri Pura and Morawewa due to kidney disease concerns. He asked whether the Ministry could provide small grants for poor residents unable to bear connection costs, and sought clarification on measures to address alternate-day supply and interruptions in Trincomalee amid rising demand. Oral Question: Drinking Water Facilities Trincomalee (427/2025) HealthcareInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
8 April 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing for details on drinking water coverage in Trincomalee District, including areas served and not served by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. He highlighted severe difficulties faced by about 5,000 families in Kuchchaveli, Pudavaikattu, Tiriyai and Salappaiyaru, and requested information on plans to supply water to those areas and improve district-wide facilities. He also sought data on water-supply interruptions in Kinniya DS Division between 1 January 2022 and 1 January 2024 and the reasons for them. Oral Question: Drinking Water Facilities Trincomalee (427/2025) InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
18 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof, speaking during the Committee Stage debate on the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports allocations, urged the Government to address youth unemployment, inadequate university hostel facilities, and the risk of young people being drawn into drug use. He called for a special programme to protect youth from drugs and for clearer measures to meet the expectations of young voters and unemployed graduates. He highlighted sports development needs in Trincomalee District, including upgrading McHeyzer Grounds, providing proper grounds and facilities in areas such as Thoppur, Kinniya, Mutur, Trincomalee and Thambalagamuwa, and creating pathways for talented swimmers, cricketers, footballers and other athletes. He also requested the resumption of continuous appointments of school sports coaches and a non-discriminatory plan to identify and develop sporting talent in the East. Appropriation Bill 2025, Twenty-third Allotted Day - Committee Stage: Heads 149, 303, 194 and 219 (Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Youth Affairs and Sports) EducationEmploymentLaw & Order Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof raised land and livestock-related issues in the Trincomalee District, urging the Government to allocate suitable pastureland, including part of the Kanthalai Sugar Factory estate during the dry season, to reduce pressure on cattle farmers and prevent communal tensions. He sought clarification on the distribution of Kanthalai Sugar Factory lands and called for a proper plan to protect and allocate those lands. He also highlighted divisional boundary disputes, overlapping land claims by state agencies, human-elephant conflict, and land issues affecting long-term residents and farmers in areas such as Kappalthurai and Kuchchaveli, requesting solutions and the issuing of land permits where appropriate. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Land & HousingAgriculture Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof criticized the Government’s handling of paddy purchasing, arguing that mill owners are buying and hoarding paddy directly from fields despite official commitments to pay farmers higher prices, contributing to rice shortages, imports from India, and higher retail prices. Referring to the previous Government’s fertilizer policy failure and its impact on the agriculture sector, he urged the Minister to prioritize farmers’ needs and adopt sustainable agricultural policies. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Agriculture Read →
10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof raised concerns about ethnic segregation in educational administration in Trincomalee District and requested the establishment of separate education zones for Kuchchaveli and Thambalagamuwa, citing a 2023 recommendation from the Eastern Provincial Education Secretary regarding Kuchchaveli. He highlighted severe shortages of education administrative officers in Kinniya Zone and teacher vacancies across remote Tamil, Muslim and Sinhala schools, urging proper cadre creation and equitable teacher distribution when new College of Education graduates are appointed. He also called for tuition classes to be regulated through education policy, noting their impact on students’ study time. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage EducationEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
8 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof raised concerns about inadequate space and facilities at Kinniya Hospital, noting that a new site has been identified for construction and urging urgent action. He asked for an assurance that shortcomings, including the absence of separate units such as a Dental Unit despite high patient demand, would be addressed during the Minister’s tenure. Oral Question: Mutur and Kinniya Hospitals: Physical Resources and Staff (Q.428/2025) InfrastructureHealthcare Read →
8 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof highlighted that over 100,000 people rely on the Kinniya and Mutur hospitals and questioned whether the Provincial Council can adequately maintain them. He suggested that bringing the hospitals under the Central Government would make maintenance easier, and asked for the prompt appointment of a Medical Superintendent to fill the vacancy at Mutur hospital. Oral Question: Mutur and Kinniya Hospitals: Physical Resources and Staff (Q.428/2025) HealthcarePublic Finance Read →
8 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether Mutur and Kinniya Hospitals, despite being designated Grade “A”, lack the required physical resources and adequate staffing. He requested details on planned measures to provide those resources, the number of consultant doctors at each hospital, steps to fill vacancies, and the reasons the hospitals have not been taken over by the Central Government. Oral Question: Mutur and Kinniya Hospitals: Physical Resources and Staff (Q.428/2025) InfrastructureHealthcare Read →
7 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof urged greater investment in Trincomalee’s transport, port-linked infrastructure and urban development, including extending the expressway corridor toward Dambulla or Habarana, rehabilitating the Kinniya–Kurinchakerny Bridge, restoring the Trincomalee–Colombo daytime train, and resuming domestic flights from China Bay. He raised land tenure and access concerns involving the Port Authority and Army around Karumalaiyootru Jummah Mosque and nearby long-settled areas, requesting the return or regularization of community, residential and cultivation lands. He also sought action on coastal erosion between Kinniya, Upparu and Muttur, and requested urban improvements in Kinniya, Thoppur and Pulmoddai. He condemned the alleged public assault of a moulavi by a police officer on 23 February and called on the Defence Ministry to prevent such incidents, tabling a related newspaper article for Hansard. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Heads 117, 123, 306, 307, 309-311, 332, 336) Religion & CultureLand & HousingInfrastructure Read →
5 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof raised concerns about the fisheries sector, particularly inadequate transport allowances for fisheries officers covering wide areas such as Trincomalee, and requested an increase. He also highlighted a nationwide shortage of fisheries officers, noting that recruitment has stalled since around 2015, and urged the Minister to proceed fairly with recruitment. He asked the Minister, the Ministry Secretary, and relevant officials to visit fishing communities across Trincomalee District, meet fishermen’s association leaders, and address their local grievances. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 EmploymentAgriculture Read →
5 March 2025 AI summary The Hon. Imran Maharoof raised fisheries issues affecting Trincomalee District, calling for modernization of traditional fishing practices, restoration of loan facilities, and inclusion of housing and support programmes for fishermen. He asked the Minister to resolve disputes involving the Navy, including blocked access for fishermen in Pulmoddai. He also questioned the enforcement of purse seine fishing rules, arguing that if it is banned under the 1986 regulations, the ban should be applied uniformly nationwide rather than only in the North and East. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331 AgricultureLaw & OrderPublic Finance Read →
1 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof supported the Adjournment Motion to establish a Select Committee on the Administration of Justice, arguing that it is timely given shortcomings in the justice sector. Citing a report that over one million cases are pending across the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, District Courts and High Courts, he urged the Government to consider the proposal and create a mechanism to expedite court proceedings. Adjournment Debate: Select Committee on Administration of Justice Parliamentary ProcedureJustice & Human Rights Read →
22 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof questioned whether the NPP Government’s first Budget reflects the leftist and “system change” policies it advocated while in Opposition, arguing that many proposals resemble conventional budget measures and previous administrations’ approaches. He criticised perceived reversals on issues such as foreign investment, the Trincomalee oil tanks and digitisation, and urged the Government to accept scrutiny without blaming past politicians or dismissing all former MPs as corrupt. He also called on Government members to clarify whether they understand and support the Budget and to align their conduct and policy implementation with the mandate for change. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate (Fifth Allotted Day) Corruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
20 February 2025 AI summary Asked whether the Government is taking steps to make dengue unit staff permanent, noting that they worked through crises including COVID-19 and made sacrifices, while their permanency has been delayed. Oral Question: Hospitals and Health Services in Kalutara District (Q.422/2025) HealthcareEmployment Read →
20 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof raised concerns about vaccine shortages affecting districts and requested prompt government action to resolve them. He also asked about measures to address the shortage of minor employees in the health sector, both nationally and in his district, and whether long-serving voluntary workers in the sector would be granted permanent appointments. Oral Question: Hospitals and Health Services in Kalutara District (Q.422/2025) HealthcareEmployment Read →
20 February 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media for data on dog-bite treatment in 2024, including national figures, Trincomalee District figures, MOH Division-wise stray dog bites in Trincomalee, and the district with the highest number of dog-bite victims. He also sought the annual cost of treating dog-bite cases and the Government’s planned measures to address the problem, asking for reasons if the information could not be provided. Oral Question: Hospitals and Health Services in Kalutara District (Q.422/2025) Healthcare Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary Presented two public petitions to Parliament, one from Mr. A.L.M. Mukthar of Sainthamaruthu 14 and another from Mr. M.A. Wimalasena Prabhath of Galagedara. Petitions Presented by Members Parliamentary Procedure Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof supported the motion to establish a programme for maintaining Government rice stocks, while questioning whether current controlled rice prices benefit farmers, consumers, or intermediaries. He highlighted difficulties faced by farmers in the Eastern Province, particularly Trincomalee, including flood damage, inadequate drying facilities, damaged agricultural roads, and unrepaired tanks. He called for compensation, infrastructure repairs, tank rehabilitation, and broader programmes to protect and encourage farmers. Private Members' Motion 3: Making Arrangements for Maintaining a Rice Reserve InfrastructureAgriculturePublic Finance Read →