The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera criticized the absence of the subject Minister during discussion of a significant matter and said the Government’s position should normally be presented by the responsible Minister. He argued that legal education should be given greater priority in the school curriculum despite concerns about curriculum overload, as basic legal knowledge is necessary across professions and sectors. He noted that the Bar Association of Sri Lanka had formally submitted proposals to the relevant Ministers and called for a clear Government response.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Presiding Member, typically the subject Minister presents the Government’s position; the Minister’s absence is regrettable. Our curriculum decisions often cite overload to resist additions; what is needed is prioritization. Everyone needs legal knowledge—engineers, doctors, businesspeople, teachers, principals, public and private sector workers. Unfortunately, we do not give that weight.
¶ 02 The BASL has formally proposed steps to the relevant Ministers. I regret that on such a significant matter, the subject Minister is not present to state the Government’s stance.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13968