Hon. Mujibur Rahuman
Mujibur Rahuman criticised members who, in his view, now express concern for schoolchildren and public services despite past actions during the 1987–88 period, including encouraging students to abandon schooling during protests over the Indo–Lanka Accord. He also accused them of inconsistency on military involvement, saying they previously opposed training for the armed forces as militarisation but now support using the army for tasks such as mosquito control.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, he spoke about schoolchildren. So I must say this too. He now laments about children sitting the O/L examination. But in 1987–88 those who said “Motherland or death” dragged schoolgoing children into the streets and told them not to go to school. When the Indo–Lanka Accord came, children in Colombo’s schools took to the streets; they were told, “First the motherland, not school.” Those who said such things now talk about strikes. When they were in the Opposition, they opposed every training given to the armed forces—said, “Don’t militarize.” Now they say, “Teach the army to kill mosquitoes.”
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Mujibur Rahuman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20305