Sitting of Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1750929357043199 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Regulations, Annual Reports and Ministerial Consultative Committee Reports 5 speeches
- 3 Petitions Petitions 5 speeches
- 4 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 17 speeches
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or argument is included in the provided excerpt.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary On behalf of the Opposition, Gayantha Karunathilleka sought one and a half minutes to raise an urgent and sensitive matter for the attention of Parliament and the Government. The available excerpt does not specify the subject of the matter or any related proposal, question, or demand.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka briefly raised an urgent national matter and requested a short opportunity to explain its significance to the House. No substantive details of the issue were provided in the excerpt.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Raised a matter of national concern for the attention of the House, indicating that it was an issue affecting the country and requiring parliamentary awareness. No specific details, proposals, or demands were set out in the recorded statement.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka briefly requested the Speaker for an additional minute to conclude his remarks. No substantive policy argument or proposal was made in this excerpt.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka briefly noted Sri Lanka’s experience of war caused by terrorism. The extract provided is incomplete and contains no further proposals, questions, or policy demands.
Security & Defence Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka objected to the manner in which proceedings were being conducted, questioning whether such conduct was appropriate in Parliament. His intervention was a procedural protest rather than a substantive policy statement.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary Gayantha Karunathilleka requested that the Opposition be given an opportunity to speak during the proceedings.
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- The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB
AI summary The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka indicated that he intended to raise a matter concerning fuel and transport during the oral answers segment. The proceedings then moved to Question No. 279/2024 regarding the SMS service used for sending electricity bills and consumers who had not registered for it.
Cost of Living Full speech →
- 5 Oral question Oral Question Q.279/2024: SMS Service for Electricity Bills 7 speeches
- 6 Procedural Oral Question Q.307/2024 (Standalone, Deferred) 4 speeches
- 7 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2024: Gin River Overflow and Flood Management 6 speeches
- 8 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order and Question Scheduling 6 speeches
- 9 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Mahapola Educational and Trade Fair 4 speeches
- 10 Oral question Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants 8 speeches
- 11 Oral question Oral Questions Second Round Q.875/2025 and Related Questions 9 speeches
- 12 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Chemmani Cemetery and Related Issues (Q.27(2)) 46 speeches
- 13 Procedural Procedural: Israel-Iran Conflict Discussion and Ministerial Statement on Energy 79 speeches
- 14 Papers Presentation of Bills 4 speeches
- 15 Debate Debate: Convention Against Doping in Sports Regulations 62 speeches
- 16 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Trade Tariffs and Iran-Israel Conflict Impact 17 speeches