The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara
Dayasiri Jayasekara said his remarks were not a personal attack or a dispute with the Government, but a matter that should be raised in Parliament. He rejected any suggestion that he was advocating cuts to public servants’ salaries and argued that the Government should have brought the Appropriation Bill in time instead of relying on an alternative procedure. He requested that the issue he raised be considered fairly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I address you. This is not a quarrel with the Government, nor a personal issue with anyone. If we cannot raise these in Parliament, then we might as well not be here. Allow space; do not try to use this to say we are cutting public servants’ salaries, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa. That is not what we say. You had time to bring the Appropriation Bill and do the work. Since that was not done, this route is taken. I ask that what I raised be considered more fairly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2024. No. 1734081038099638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12547