The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 18 February 2026 ·Debate: Debate: Special Commodity Levy Act, Customs Ordinance Resolution, and Motor Traffic Act Orders (Continuation)

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Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe responded to an apparent accusation of jealousy, stating that he and others had travelled to the United States and India in their youth, including for vacations decades earlier. He contrasted this with Members of Parliament receiving limited privileges only now, implying there was no basis for such jealousy.

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¶ 01 Jealous? We went to America and India in our youth—nothing to be jealous about. You, as an MP, have obtained small privileges now; we went there long ago—even for vacations thirty years ago.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20373