The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe
Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe raised a Point of Order after his name was mentioned, asking members not to interrupt and waste parliamentary time. He said he would look into the teachers’ issue and rejected any attempt to pressure him through threats or noise. He reiterated that the Government’s position on holding Provincial Council Elections was clear and had been stated repeatedly, including by the President in Parliament.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 What is it? This is my Point of Order – he mentioned my name. Hon. Archchuna, please wait. Do not always interrupt and waste Parliament’s time. I want to say one thing. I will look into the teachers’ issue; no one needs to threaten me. And to Hon. Rasamanickam: we are not afraid of noise. We have made more noise and faced more noise than this. We are not afraid of noise; remember that. If you fear demons, you don’t build houses in the cemetery; remember that too. We have been very clear about holding the Provincial Councils Elections; the Hon. President also said so in Parliament. We have repeatedly stated our position. So, if you try to submerge us with noise, we are not afraid of that, gentlemen. Keep that well in mind.
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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/14218