The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika
Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika criticized the absence of many Opposition Members during a vote, arguing that it was unreasonable for around 30 of 40 Members not to participate when several had attended parts of the debate. He named several absent senior Members and said those who raised issues in the debate should have remained to vote.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please give me 30 seconds.
¶ 02 It is understandable if three or four Members miss a vote due to some activity. But how do 30 out of 40 not vote? None of the leading figures were here. Kabir Hashim was absent. Dayasiri Jayasekara was absent. Ranjith Madduma Bandara was absent. Rauff Hakeem was absent. Ajith P. Perera was absent. Sujeewa Senasinghe was absent. Nalin Bandara, Rohana Bandara, Rohini Kaviratne, Harshana Rajakaruna, Jagath Withana — none of those Members were here. During the debate, part of them even came into this House. Therefore, they should have stayed and voted. They named us more than we named them, so they should have given their vote. Yesterday was like a relay where they picked up the baton, ran here, and once we handed the baton over, they turned and ran the other way. That is not acceptable.
¶ 03 Thank you very much.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17187