The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe
Hon. Susil Ranasinghe criticized past “shelter for all” promises made in 2000, 2010 and 2025, arguing that they were not fulfilled and amounted to political falsehoods. He referred to housing projects launched between 2015 and 2019, alleging that assistance such as cement bags and cash was distributed near the 2019 Presidential Election and that, in Trincomalee District, thousands of houses remained incomplete. He stated that his side would not make similar misleading housing promises.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, the Hon. Member referred to my speech. In 2000 they promised “shelter for all.” Twenty-five years have passed—did they deliver shelter for all? Again in 2010, the same promise; fifteen years have passed—was it delivered? In 2025 again “shelter for all”—we do not make such political falsehoods. You said in Anuradhapura District houses were started to resolve people’s issues. Between 2015-2019 your leader commenced 22 housing projects. Near the 2019 Presidential Election, they distributed 20 cement bags and Rs. 20,000 each, misleading people. According to your own records, these were not given to the homeless. In Trincomalee District alone, 167 projects were started to build 4,981 houses; only 4,525 were half-built. That is the reality.
¶ 02 We will not engage in political lies.
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 November 2025 ·No. 23008 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15387