Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya
Moved a resolution to approve three non-Members of Parliament for appointment to the Constitutional Council under Article 41A of the Constitution, following the expiry of the terms of the previous members on 19 January 2026. The nominees, proposed by the Speaker with the agreement of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, are Kalupage Austin Fernando, Professor Wasantha Seneviratne, and Udunuwara Gampathige Ranjith Ariyaratna.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I move the following Resolution:
¶ 02 “Whereas the terms of office of the current members of the Constitutional Council appointed under Article 41A(1)(e)(iii) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka have expired with effect from 19.01.2026, in terms of Article 41A(8)(a) of the Constitution;
¶ 03 This Parliament resolves that, in terms of Articles 41A(1)(e)(iii), 41A(4) and 41A(5) of the Constitution, the following persons, who are not Members of Parliament, nominated by the Hon. Speaker with the agreement of both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, and to be appointed by His Excellency the President, be approved by Parliament under Article 41A(5):-
¶ 04 1. Kalupage Austin Fernando 2. Professor Wasantha Seneviratne; and 3. Udunuwara Gampathige Ranjith Ariyaratna.”
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14453