10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 10 November 2025 ·Debate: Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading

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The exchange occurred during discussion of the 2026 Budget, with Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe making a brief remark referring to someone having written books and questioning what further there was to discuss. The Speaker intervened to ask Hon. Sujeewa Senasinghe to sit down and not disturb proceedings.

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¶ 01 On the 2026 Budget… He wrote books too, did he not? What else is there to talk?

¶ 02 Hon. Speaker

¶ 03 Hon. Sujeewa Senasinghe, please sit. Do not disturb.

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Hansard, Monday, 10 November 2025 ·No. 22753 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 November 2025. No. 22753. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20489