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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
  • 18 February 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for annual data from 2020 to 2025 on reported shootings in Sri Lanka, including deaths and injuries, and for details on police measures taken to control such incidents and their progress. He also raised concerns about the condition of the Bandaragama Police Station, asking whether a modern building, development plan, cost estimate, and study on constructing official quarters within the premises have been prepared or will be undertaken. Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026) Law & OrderInfrastructure Read →
  • 18 February 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to provide annual figures for police officers released to CIABOC from 2015 to 2025. He also sought details on CIABOC’s requested police personnel for 2026, how many have been released so far, whether the Ministry is aware of any shortage of investigation officers, and what measures are being taken to address it. Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026) Law & OrderCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 18 February 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to state the total weight of jewellery and gold items held by the Kataragama Dewalaya. He also sought clarification on whether any proposal exists to sell part or all of these items and transfer the proceeds to the Government, and, if so, what security arrangements and sale procedure, including any auction method, would be followed. Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026) Religion & Culture Read →
  • 18 February 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to provide annual figures for reported homicides and rape cases in Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2025. He requested the data be broken down separately by year, and asked for reasons if the information could not be supplied. Oral Questions: Crime Statistics, Temple Jewellery, Police Releases, and Infrastructure (1745/2026 - 1851/2026) Justice & Human RightsLaw & Order Read →
  • 3 February 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera argued that emergency procurement leads to higher international costs and causes significant losses to the country. He questioned whether the Government was repeating the same deficiencies for which the previous administration had been rejected by voters. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) Public Finance Read →
  • 3 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera supported the telecommunications resource-sharing regulations but warned that a possible Dialog acquisition of SLT and Mobitel could create a monopoly, citing concerns over transparency in SLT appointments, conflicts of interest, and consumer impacts on price and quality. He then raised concerns over the 2022–2025 coal procurement for the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Power Plant, arguing that tender criteria had been weakened contrary to National Audit Office recommendations on supplier experience, financial strength, quality, and ethics. He alleged that a previously blacklisted supplier with inadequate coal supply experience had been selected, resulting in substandard coal shipments below the required calorific value. He urged the Government to address procurement failures, ensure reliable coal quality and supply, and prevent risks to Lakvijaya’s generation capacity and the wider economy. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) Corruption & Governance ReformPublic FinanceInfrastructure Read →
  • 3 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera argued that the inquiry process involving Mr. Kularatne and Mr. Liyanage was procedurally flawed, noting that Mr. Liyanage was junior in the public service to Mr. Kularatne. He invoked the principle of natural justice that no one should adjudicate their own cause, citing the inquiry officer’s inability to determine whether allegations of the Speaker’s animosity toward Mr. Kularatne were true. He urged the Speaker to withdraw from guiding or presiding over decisions in the matter and to refer it to an independent process. Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act Justice & Human RightsParliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 21 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera briefly stated that the point in question had already been made. No substantive new argument, proposal, or demand was presented in this intervention. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 21 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera rose on a Point of Order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question is included in the provided excerpt. Procedural matters - Supplementary questions and Standing Orders dispute Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 20 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera paid tribute to the late Nandana Gunathilaka, recalling his political career and public service in Kalutara and Panadura. He said the Samagi Jana Balawegaya supports education reform but argued the Government failed to conduct proper consultation through a White Paper and treated the process as a limited syllabus change rather than a wider institutional, assessment and teacher-training reform. Referring to the President’s 13 January pause of Grade 6 reforms, he said delays in modules, teacher training, textbooks and devices were the Government’s responsibility, and urged it to accept responsibility, correct the shortcomings and implement reforms with certainty for students and parents. Debate - Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme Education Read →
  • 20 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera rose on a point of order. Presentation of Bills Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera criticized the handling of a proposed special committee on judicial promotions and transfers requested on 21 November 2025, stating that it was never placed before the Committee on Parliamentary Business and was instead rejected through an externally prepared ruling. He said the proposal was intended to examine administrative safeguards, not interfere with court decisions or individual judicial acts, and linked it to concerns raised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka about departures from seniority-based promotions without transparent merit criteria. He argued that recent appointment practices have created unease within the judiciary and called for protection of judicial independence, fairness, and Parliament’s procedural role. Debate: Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations Parliamentary ProcedureJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera raised a point of order under Standing Order 92, alleging that the Leader of the House had misrepresented the motion under discussion. He clarified that the motion concerned issues raised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka regarding the transfer of judges, rather than any attack on the Judiciary or attempt to change judges. Debate: Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment and Remuneration) Regulation Amendment Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera questioned why cases withdrawn during the previous administration have not been re-filed, specifically citing the Permanent High Court-at-Bar case against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after his presidential immunity ended and the Greek Bonds case involving former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal. He urged the Government to examine these withdrawals seriously and to prioritize re-filings through a tiered approach. Oral Question: Policy Implementation and Case Re-filing (Q.2/219/2024) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked Minister Nalinda to explain, on a case-by-case basis, why serious corruption and wrongdoing cases had not been re-filed. The intervention sought specific accountability regarding decisions not to proceed again with those cases. Oral Question: Policy Implementation and Case Re-filing (Q.2/219/2024) Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera raised concerns that corruption cases against politically powerful or wealthy individuals withdrawn under the previous government by CIABOC or the Attorney-General on “technical reasons” were not subsequently re-filed despite reservations made in court and election pledges to do so. He questioned why, although 65 cases had reportedly been re-filed, the most serious and politically connected high-value cases had not been pursued, and asked the Prime Minister to clarify the government’s position. Oral Question: Policy Implementation and Case Re-filing (Q.2/219/2024) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human Rights Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education whether the policy statement “A Thriving Nation, A Beautiful Life” included a commitment to review cases withdrawn by the Bribery Commission and the Attorney-General and re-file suitable cases. He requested the number of Bribery Commission cases withdrawn between 2019 and 2024, and how many of those had been reviewed and re-filed, or the reasons if the information could not be provided. Oral Question: Policy Implementation and Case Re-filing (Q.2/219/2024) Justice & Human RightsCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Four public petitions were presented to Parliament on behalf of Mrs. J.D. Neluka Dilshani, Mrs. K.V. Ridma Sandaruwani, Mrs. M.H. Anusha Priyangani, and Mrs. W.A.R. Nisansala, with their respective addresses recorded. The remarks were limited to the formal submission of these petitions. Papers Presented and Committee Reports Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera objected to the Speaker’s conduct, arguing that it undermined a power previously articulated by Anura Bandaranaike. He stated that the Speaker’s actions were unacceptable. Speaker's Ruling on Motion Inclusion in Order Book Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 9 January 2026 AI summary Ajith P. Perera welcomed the Speaker’s detailed ruling by recalling former Speaker Anura Bandaranaike’s 2001 assertion of parliamentary supremacy. He emphasized that, under Article 4(c) of the Constitution, judicial power is vested in Parliament and exercised through the courts. Speaker's Ruling on Motion Inclusion in Order Book Parliamentary Procedure Read →