The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka moved an adjournment motion seeking an urgent debate on reports that millions of US dollars intended for bilateral debt repayment had been diverted. He argued that no information had been provided to Parliament by April 2026, undermining Parliament’s constitutional control over public finance, and noted that the Government had previously refused a debate when the issue first became public. He then requested time for Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC, to second and speak on the motion.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, we move this adjournment motion: “Reports indicate that many millions of US dollars due for bilateral debt repayment have been diverted. However, as at April 2026, no information has been reported to Parliament on this incident. This dereliction of duty undermines Parliament’s full control over public finance guaranteed under the Constitution. Further, the Government refused to allow a debate in the first Parliament week after the matter became public. Therefore, a full debate must be held to confirm Parliament’s accountability over public funds. Accordingly, we move for an urgent adjournment debate.”
¶ 02 To second and speak, I request time first for Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19888