The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe
Mahinda Jayasinghe stated that Nizam Kariapper had misrepresented the President’s remarks, clarifying that the President called on Parliament as a whole to make the law, not the Opposition specifically. He emphasized that Kariapper, as a lawyer, should understand the legal and parliamentary context of the President’s statement.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, Hon. Nizam Kariapper has distorted what the President said. The President did not ask the Opposition to make the law; he told this Parliament to make the law. He did not say the Opposition should make laws. Hon. Member, you are a learned lawyer; you know the country’s legal framework well. The President addressed this Parliament and said, “Make the law.”
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14212