Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu, M.P.

Jathika Jana balawegaya (JJB)· Batticaloa

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Speeches 29 #138 of 225·#78 in party

Attendance 4/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

29 speeches

9 July 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu described the Easter Sunday attacks as a politically motivated and divisive act that damaged inter-ethnic harmony, linking it to earlier episodes of communal conflict in Sri Lanka. He highlighted the impact on Batticaloa’s Zion Church and cited economic consequences, including declines in tourism revenue, employment, GDP growth, government revenue, investor confidence, the stock market and foreign investment. He said that if Pillayan is proven to be connected to the attacks, the government would allow legal action to proceed, and rejected allegations of political deals in the Vakarai Pradeshiya Sabha while counter-alleging misconduct in Kaluwanchikudy. Adjournment Debate: Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks (21 April 2019) Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionSecurity & DefencePublic Finance Read →
20 June 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu seconded the Adjournment Motion on the effectiveness and legal framework for District Coordinating Committee decisions. He said DCCs are intended to resolve district-level development issues by bringing together officials, MPs, the District Secretary and the Governor, and argued that their implementation and monitoring mechanisms should be strengthened through a clearer legal framework. He also called for constructive input from Opposition Members to improve transparency, accountability and development outcomes. Adjournment Motion: District Coordinating Committees - Effectiveness, Accountability and Legal Clarity of Decisions Parliamentary ProcedureInfrastructureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
5 June 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu supported Hon. Kariapper’s motion by highlighting complaints from fishermen between Pottuvil and Trincomalee about robberies of catches and nets by small groups. He said meetings with fishermen, security officers and Fisheries officials led District and Divisional Development Committees to propose banning 40 hp fast boats, limiting craft to 25 hp, restricting landing points, and conducting joint Police-Navy operations. He urged the Fisheries and Defence Ministers to take urgent action and noted that legal action is being pursued against identified groups. Adjournment Motion: Prevention of Criminal Activities Affecting Livelihood of Fishermen of Ampara and Batticaloa Law & OrderSecurity & DefenceEmployment Read →
3 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu supported the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, describing the 2022 Act as a major framework for safeguarding personal data while enabling digital economic development. He said the amendments are needed to extend implementation timelines and give public institutions, from central ministries to local-level offices, time to build the human, financial and technical capacity required for compliance. He argued that stronger data protection would help address misuse of personal information, online fraud, false records, harmful propaganda and loss of public trust, while supporting the Government’s wider digitalization agenda. Debate: Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading Justice & Human RightsInfrastructure Read →
20 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu said the Budget’s allocations for rural economic development, education, health and agriculture should be implemented through public participation and directed to Batticaloa District priorities. He outlined proposals on hospital and preschool facilities, libraries, human-elephant conflict mitigation through 83 km of electric fencing, coconut development, tank rehabilitation, grain cultivation, aquaculture, social protection, rural transport, and mangrove conservation. He also called for improved feasibility studies, supervision, quality control and accountability in road and bridge projects, particularly after recent flood damage, and said development should be routed through District and Divisional Development Committees with public input. Budget Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate AgricultureHealthcareEducation Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu responded to a reference to his name by noting that, although the Budget does not contain allocations specifically earmarked for Batticaloa District, sectoral allocations by the National People’s Power Government are expected to fund projects benefiting the district. He specifically cited allocations for the long-pending Mundeni Aru project and said funds would flow through the relevant ministries and sectors. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Second Reading Public Finance Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu raised a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was presented in the recorded speech. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Second Reading Parliamentary Procedure Read →
23 January 2025 AI summary Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu rejected allegations of political interference by the NPP Government, stating that officials act independently and that any action taken has been limited to advising non-performing officials. He said illegal sand mining had been temporarily halted following a District Development Committee decision and that complaints involving old permits had been referred for legal action. He supported the Eravur textile zone established under the Strategic Development Projects Act Gazette of 30 July 2021, noting its expected employment benefits, export potential, and role in attracting investment. He also proposed upgrading Batticaloa Airport to international status and said environmental safeguards, including water and waste management measures, would be used to prevent harm to local resources. Debate: Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Related Economic Measures EmploymentInfrastructureEnvironment Read →
8 January 2025 AI summary Kanthasamy Prabu outlined proposals to increase Batticaloa’s contribution to national production through sustainable use of natural resources, tourism, agriculture, fisheries, livestock, MSMEs and revival of abandoned industries. He called for action against illegal sand mining, deforestation and timber smuggling, and proposed solar power and electric fencing to address human-elephant conflict in border villages. He also urged upgrading Batticaloa Airport, introducing lagoon seaplane services, expanding vocational training, establishing an Ayurvedic hospital linked to tourism, opening Sathosa and Osusala outlets, and attracting diaspora investment to create factories, industrial zones and employment in the conflict-affected district. Debate: Orders and Regulations under Import/Export Control Act, Foreign Exchange Act, and Other Acts (continued) AgricultureEmploymentInfrastructure Read →