The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said that during the Committee Stage of the Budget debate, Government Members were presenting substantive points on the economy while much of the Opposition was avoiding economic issues and relying on unrelated or media-driven remarks. He added that the Government would welcome constructive Opposition contributions to rebuilding the country, but criticised what he described as a lack of substantive engagement from many Opposition Members.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, the Committee Stage has begun. We see a familiar pattern: while our Ministers and Members present substantive, in‑depth points on the economy, much of the Opposition ignores or sidesteps the substance and focuses on non‑economic issues—often reading from whatever appeared in a paper that morning—rather than engaging this Budget. Not all are like that; a few Members contribute earnestly. As the Government, we would in fact welcome a good Opposition because they, too, can constructively contribute to rebuilding this country. However, much of what we hear are loud shouts rather than substance.
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