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Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Kalutara

Profession: Attorney-at-Law

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Speeches 320 #13 of 225·#5 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 157 speeches
Last spoke 9 June 2026 in Debate

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320 speeches
  • 6 August 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera questioned why the proposed amendments do not strengthen consumer rights, citizen protection, or safeguards for the national electricity system despite a presidential election pledge to empower the PUCSL to reduce system losses. He said consumers had suffered losses from a prior electricity-related incident and warned they could do so again. He asked why proposals submitted at the Sectoral Oversight Committee were omitted, reportedly due to Attorney General objections, and sought the Government’s policy on PUCSL powers and consumer protection. Oral Question: Ceylon Electricity Board Power Cut Decision (Q.1/2025) Public FinanceJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 25 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera cited the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on the X-Press Pearl case, noting its finding that shifting jurisdiction to Singapore despite Sri Lankan jurisdiction and expert reports amounted to a denial of equality before the law under Article 12(1). He highlighted the Court’s recommendation that the Attorney General’s Department be investigated by the Bribery Commission and asked what detailed measures the Government would take to secure about USD 1 billion in damages, ensure accountability, and prevent similar incidents in future. Oral Question: Drafting of a New Constitution (Q.225/2024) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
  • 25 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera indicated that he was raising his second supplementary question. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or demand is included in the provided excerpt. Oral Question: Drafting of a New Constitution (Q.225/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 25 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera questioned the Government’s lack of a clear timeline or public process for drafting a new Constitution, noting the limited time remaining in the President’s term and the prior 2015–2019 constitutional reform work. He urged Parliament to begin a transparent constituent assembly process with public and expert consultation, leading to a referendum, and called for abolition of the Executive Presidency, parliamentary governance, and stronger fundamental rights protections. He asked why the Government was not prioritizing this pledge despite its mandate and two-thirds majority, and questioned whether the Presidency had become politically acceptable to the President. Oral Question: Drafting of a New Constitution (Q.225/2024) Justice & Human RightsParliamentary ProcedureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 25 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Prime Minister whether the Government accepts the need for a new Constitution and whether its policy document pledged to abolish the Executive Presidency and introduce a new Constitution expeditiously. He sought the proposed timeline, asked whether the drafting process would be an all-party initiative involving all parliamentary parties, and requested reasons for any lack of national prioritization of the constitutional reform process. Oral Question: Drafting of a New Constitution (Q.225/2024) Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 23 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised a procedural concern that the Registrar of Companies’ website had reportedly been malfunctioning for 10 days. He said this was obstructing legal practitioners and others from obtaining information and carrying out company registrations, and urged the Deputy Speaker and the House to take note of the issue as a matter affecting access to official services and information. Debate: Companies (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary ProcedurePublic Finance Read →
  • 23 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised a Point of Order. No further substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Debate: Companies (Amendment) Bill – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 23 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera objected to a remark characterizing someone as “a murderer’s daughter,” stating that it was wrong. He requested that the remark not be allowed or continued. Oral Question: Export of Rock Phosphate (Q.5/2025 – 857/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 23 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised a point of order concerning an allegation made by the Leader of the House against Hon. Kaviratne. The intervention appears to seek procedural attention to that allegation rather than advancing a substantive policy argument. Oral Question: Export of Rock Phosphate (Q.5/2025 – 857/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 23 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera raised a point of order and requested the Deputy Minister to pause briefly so he could address the procedural matter. Oral Question: Export of Rock Phosphate (Q.5/2025 – 857/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera urged the Government to proceed with the proposed Milleniya Export Processing Zone in Kalutara, noting that 244 acres had already been acquired, surveyed, planned and partly developed for industrial use. He questioned reports of a proposal dated 22 April 2024 to return the land to Horana Plantations under Section 39, despite its earlier acquisition under Section 38, and asked who was responsible and who would benefit. He requested a separate inquiry involving relevant officials, himself and the area Minister, arguing that completing this zone would support the Government’s stated policy of establishing EPZs and avoid wasting public investment. Oral Question: Construction of Milleniya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) InfrastructureCorruption & Governance ReformPublic Finance Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asserted that 244 acres and 20.41 perches intended for development had already been fully acquired under Gazette Extraordinary No. 2113/64 of 08.03.2019, with substantial public funds spent on infrastructure, and rejected claims that acquisition or alienation remained incomplete. He alleged officials were misleading the Minister, noted a prior proposal to return the land to Horana Plantations, and said the related court case concerned only compensation for rubber cultivation on leasehold LRC land. He called on the Minister to take disciplinary action against responsible officials and to resume work on the site. Oral Question: Construction of Milleniya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) Public FinanceLand & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 22 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for details on the Milleniya Export Processing Zone in Bandaragama, including the status of land acquisition, compensation paid, and Board of Investment expenditure on roads, water supply, and electricity. He also sought information on the progress of the zone’s road development and whether the Government would complete the remaining work, describing the EPZ as a project of national importance. Oral Question: Construction of Milleniya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
  • 11 July 2025 AI summary While supporting the motion, Ajith P. Perera urged the Government to prioritize an updated national elephant census, noting that the last census was conducted in 2011 and recorded 5,879 elephants, including 122 tuskers. He cited recent human–elephant conflict deaths among both people and elephants and requested accurate data on elephant numbers, sex ratios, district and reserve distribution, corridors, and movement patterns. He argued that such data is necessary for agriculture, tourism, conservation, and national planning. Private Members' Motion No. 3: Livestock Sector Enhancement EnvironmentAgriculture Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera sought the Speaker’s permission to respond because his name had been mentioned during the proceedings. Oral Question: Digital Transformation and Education Reforms Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera pressed the Prime Minister to provide a delayed response to his earlier question on the India–Sri Lanka Agreement, noting that procedural rules prevent him from re-asking it. He asked why no answer had been given despite time having been taken to study the matter, and whether there was a difficulty, issue, or continuing review delaying the response. Oral Question: Digital Transformation and Education Reforms Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 8 July 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera accused the Government of failing to uphold the principles of the Right to Information Act, which he said had been supported by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake when in Opposition. He cited the refusal to provide activist Anuruddha Bandara with details of Presidential Media Division staff and the lack of response to his own parliamentary questions on India-Sri Lanka agreements as examples of withheld public information. He questioned whether the Government had changed its stance on transparency and argued that its failure to disclose basic information undermined citizens’ right to know. Debate: Imports and Exports (Control) Act - Salt Import Regulations (Gazette No. 2437/04) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human RightsForeign Affairs Read →
  • 20 June 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera said around 230 acres had been acquired under Section 38 for the Pelpola Investment Zone and argued that the Minister had been misinformed about litigation, stating the pending case concerned valuation of rubber cultivation rather than ownership. He said the land was suitable for an investment zone, with water, power funding and partial site preparation already in place, and requested priority action to provide nearby expressway access for Kalutara, Morontuduwa, Wadduwa and Bulathsinhala. He noted that engineers had identified a feasible access point near Bandaragama or Gelanigama after an earlier location was rejected, and said this would also support the developing 100-acre Galpatha zone. Oral Question: Southern Expressway Interchanges (Q.Unspecified/2024) InfrastructureLand & HousingPublic Finance Read →
  • 19 June 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera expressed regret that an urgent motion under Standing Order 19 on the Israel-Iran conflict was not debated after his delayed arrival due to a minor accident. He urged the Government to reactivate the Permanent High Court at Bar mechanism for anti-corruption cases, noting that it was created under the 2018 Judicature Act amendments to enable day-to-day trials but has not received new cases in the past seven months. He also questioned the handling of alleged abuses in Presidential pardons, asking why prisoners unlawfully released under general pardons have not been taken back into custody despite officials being remanded. Adjournment Debate: Special Audit Report on Advance Payment for Import of 15,000 Dairy Cattle and COPE Report on National Gem and Jewellery Authority Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance ReformParliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 18 June 2025 AI summary Ajith P. Perera noted that the motion was in his name and requested that, under Standing Order 19(3), the debate be taken up that day at 3.30 p.m. Procedural: Urgent Debate Motion on Israel–Iran War (Standing Order 19) Parliamentary Procedure Read →