The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam stated that his party would abstain from voting on Budget 2026 as a signal of willingness to engage with the Government. He warned that they may oppose the next Budget if no action is taken by next year, and said the decision to abstain was based on the President’s agreement to meet them the following week.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Okay, Sir. If nothing is done by next year, we may oppose next year. Today’s abstention signals to the world that we still seek to work with the Government. The responsibility now lies with the President. It is only because he agreed to meet us next week that we have decided to abstain on Budget 2026.
¶ 02 Thank you, Sir.
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- Hansard, Friday, 14 November 2025 ·No. 22848 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 November 2025. No. 22848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20702