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Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

9 January 2025 ·Opening: Opening and Announcements

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The Speaker announced and tabled the Government Members nominated to serve on several parliamentary committees for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament, in accordance with the resolutions passed on 6 December 2024 and the Committee of Selection decision of 8 January 2025. The committees named included the Legislative Standing Committee, Standing Orders, House, Ethics and Privileges, Public Accounts, Public Enterprises, Ways and Means, Public Petitions, High Posts, the Backbencher Committee, and Ministerial Consultative Committees.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 NOMINATION OF MEMBERS FOR COMMITTEES

¶ 04 In accordance with the Resolutions of Parliament passed on 06th December 2024 and the decision of the Committee of Selection on 08th January 2025, I table the lists of Government Members nominated to serve on the following Special Committees for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament, as well as the lists of Members nominated to the Ministerial Consultative Committees.

¶ 05 - Legislative Standing Committee - Committee on Standing Orders - House Committee - Committee on Ethics and Privileges - Committee on Public Accounts - Committee on Public Enterprises - Committee on Ways and Means - Committee on Public Petitions - Committee on High Posts - Backbencher Committee - Ministerial Consultative Committees (for respective ministries)

¶ 06 List of names tabled:

¶ 07 LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilusha Lakmali Gamage - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Susantha Dodawatta, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Aruna Panagoda - The Hon. Ravindra Bandara

¶ 08 COMMITTEE ON STANDING ORDERS - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika

¶ 09 HOUSE COMMITTEE - The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - The Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - The Hon. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan - The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera

¶ 10 COMMITTEE ON ETHICS AND PRIVILEGES - The Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena - The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama - The Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi - The Hon. Sarath Kumara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 11 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - The Hon. Anton Jayakody - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - The Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne - The Hon. Nalin Hewage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna - The Hon. Lal Premanath - The Hon. Dinindu Saman - The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi - The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna

¶ 12 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmali Gunasingha - The Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera - The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake - The Hon. Sudath Balagalla - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. Jagath Manuwarna - The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha - The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera - The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchi - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 13 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS - The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake - The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila - The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi

¶ 14 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PETITIONS - The Hon. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake - The Hon. Ajith Agalakada - The Hon. Upul Kithsiri - The Hon. Ajith Gihan - The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena - The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake - The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara - The Hon. Nishantha Perera - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri - The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - The Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha - The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal

¶ 15 COMMITTEE ON HIGH POSTS - The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe

¶ 16 BACKBENCHER COMMITTEE - The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 17 MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

¶ 18 1. Ministry of Defence – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - The Hon. Wasantha Piyatissa - The Hon. Muneer Moulafar - The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - The Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne - The Hon. D.V. Chanaka - The Hon. Shanakkiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. Ajith Gihan - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe - The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara

¶ 19 2. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake - The Hon. Kabir Hashim - The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana - The Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage - The Hon. Ajantha Gammaddahege - The Hon. Gayan Janaka - The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera - The Hon. Nimal Paliheena - The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake - The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila - The Hon. Riyas Farook - The Hon. R.G. Wijerathne - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi - The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchi - The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal

¶ 20 3. Ministry of Digital Economy – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku - The Hon. Ajith P. Perera - The Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga - The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage - The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi - The Hon. Gayan Janaka - The Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Thanura Dissanayake - The Hon. Susantha Dodawatta, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Rachindra Bandara - The Hon. Suranga Rathnayake - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarajeewa - The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchchi - The Hon. Dinesh Hemanta

¶ 21 4. Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan - The Hon. D.V. Chanaka - The Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan - The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathne - The Hon. Aboobucker Athaambawa - The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi - The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasingha - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. Chandana Tennakoon - The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva - The Hon. Nimal Paliheena - The Hon. Padmasiri Bandara - The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala - The Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe - The Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka - The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha

¶ 22 5. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - The Hon. T.B. Sarath - The Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala - The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi - The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha - The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan - The Hon. Kavindiran Kodeeswaran - The Hon. Kings Nelson - The Hon. Rohana Bandara - The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama - The Hon. Upul Kithsiri - The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan - The Hon. Susantha Kumara Navarathna - The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara - The Hon. Aruna Panagoda - The Hon. Sudath Balagalla - The Hon. E.M. Basnayake - The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj

¶ 23 6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Rohantha Abeygunawardhana - The Hon. Hector Appuhami - The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana - The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna - The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika - The Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage - The Hon. Ajith Gihan - The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy - The Hon. Susantha Dodawatta, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara - The Hon. Stefani Fernando - The Hon. Nanda Bandara - The Hon. Riyas Farook - The Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka - The Hon. Ruwan Vijayaveera - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara

¶ 24 7. Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi - The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi - The Hon. Hector Appuhami - The Hon. Imran Maharoof - The Hon. Gnanamuthu Srinesan - The Hon. Roshan Akmeemana - The Hon. Aboobucker Athaambawa - The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. Upul Kithsiri - The Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage - The Hon. Ajith Gihan - The Hon. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan - The Hon. Chandana Tennakoon - The Hon. Susantha Kumara Navarathna - The Hon. Stefani Fernando - The Hon. Sudath Balagalla - The Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal

¶ 25 8. Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dassanayake - The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri - The Hon. Waruna Liyanage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga - The Hon. Ajantha Gammaddahege - The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera - The Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera - The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara - The Hon. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan - The Hon. Aruna Panagoda - The Hon. Padmasiri Bandara - The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake - The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha - The Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Wasalage - The Hon. Ruwan Vijayaveera - The Hon. Athula Welandagoda - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal

¶ 26 9. Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - The Hon. Gayanta Karunathilaka - The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera - The Hon. Ajith Agalakada - The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva - The Hon. Thanura Dissanayake - The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake - The Hon. Rachindra Bandara - The Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath - The Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Wasalage - The Hon. R.G. Wijerathne - The Hon. Jagath Vithana - The Hon. Dinindu Saman - The Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe - The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera - The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 27 10. Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Palani Digambaram - The Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan - The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera - The Hon. Nayana Wasalathilaka - The Hon. Ajith Agalakada - The Hon. Aboobucker Athaambawa - The Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi - The Hon. Ajantha Gammaddahege - The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake - The Hon. Nishantha Perera - The Hon. Lal Premanath - The Hon. Nanda Bandara - The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila - The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala - The Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath - The Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha - The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel - The Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj

¶ 28 11. Ministry of Health and Mass Media – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah - The Hon. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake - The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana - The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe - The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika - The Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara - The Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumara - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardhana - The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena - The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara - The Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu - The Hon. Sudath Balagalla - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. Jagath Manuwarna - The Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala - The Hon. (Dr.) Ilaiyathamby Shrinath - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna

¶ 29 12. Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Kabir Hashim - The Hon. Hesha Withanage - The Hon. Rohana Bandara - The Hon. Shanakkiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam - The Hon. Ajith Agalakada - The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. Sarath Kumara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage - The Hon. Ajith Gihan - The Hon. Nimal Paliheena - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake - The Hon. Sunil Biyanwila - The Hon. Riyas Farook - The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri - The Hon. R.G. Wijerathne - The Hon. Fasmim Shariff - The Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj - The Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi

¶ 30 13. Ministry of Labour – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Palani Digambaram - The Hon. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake - The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga - The Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi - The Hon. Sarath Kumara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilusha Lakmali Gamage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara - The Hon. Padmasiri Bandara - The Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe - The Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel - The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 31 14. Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. K. Kader Mastan - The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi - The Hon. S.M. Marikkar - The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman - The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake - The Hon. Nimal Paliheena - The Hon. Jagath Manuwarna - The Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath - The Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana - The Hon. Fasmim Shariff - The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera - The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - The Hon. Dinesh Hemanta

¶ 32 15. Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara - The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala - The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi - The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi - The Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumara - The Hon. Ajantha Gammaddahege - The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasingha - The Hon. M.A.M. Naheer - The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake - The Hon. Mohamed Sali Naleem - The Hon. Nishantha Perera - The Hon. Lal Premanath - The Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe - The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana - The Hon. Athula Welandagoda - The Hon. Dinindu Saman - The Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe - The Hon. Chandana Sooriyaarachchi - The Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Muhammad Faizal

¶ 33 16. Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena - The Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugadasan - The Hon. Aboobucker Athaambawa - The Hon. B. Ariyawansha - The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasingha - The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy - The Hon. Chandana Tennakoon - The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva - The Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara - The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri - The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - The Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha - The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya - The Hon. Thilina Samarakoon - The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel - The Hon. Dewananda Suraweera - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna - The Hon. Dinesh Hemanta

¶ 34 17. Ministry of Science and Technology – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala - The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe - The Hon. Arkam Ilyas - The Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara - The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage - The Hon. Chathura Galappaththi - The Hon. Ashoka Gunasena - The Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera - The Hon. Stefani Fernando - The Hon. Amila Prasad - The Hon. Rachindra Bandara - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarajeewa - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 35 18. Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara - The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dassanayake - The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman - The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. M.S. Uthumale Lebbe - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardhana - The Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Sellaththamby Thilaganathan - The Hon. Susantha Kumara Navarathna - The Hon. E.M. Basnayake - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - The Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe - The Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara - The Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 36 19. Ministry of Power and Energy – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Ajith P. Perera - The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha - The Hon. R.M. Gamini Rathnayake - The Hon. K. Ilankumaran - The Hon. M.S. Uthumale Lebbe - The Hon. T.K. Jayasundara - The Hon. Thanura Dissanayake - The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake - The Hon. Aruna Panagoda - The Hon. Rachindra Bandara - The Hon. E.M. Basnayake - The Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath - The Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha - The Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Wasalage - The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya - The Hon. Ruwan Vijayaveera - The Hon. Athula Welandagoda - The Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 37 20. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Arun Hemachandra - The Hon. S.M. Marikkar - The Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna - The Hon. Hesha Withanage - The Hon. Waruna Liyanage - The Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani - The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage - The Hon. Gayan Janaka - The Hon. Kosala Nuwan Jayaweera - The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran - The Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu - The Hon. Amila Prasad - The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe - The Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama - The Hon. Riyas Farook - The Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Dinindu Saman - The Hon. Aravinda Senarath

¶ 38 21. Ministry of Women and Child Affairs – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - The Hon. (Mrs.) Kumari Wijerathne - The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - The Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasingha - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. (Mrs.) A.M.M.M. Rathwaththe - The Hon. (Mrs.) B.B.E. Liyanage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan SathyalinGam - The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel - The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 39 22. Ministry of Environment – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - The Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala - The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi - The Hon. (Mrs.) Kumari Wijerathne - The Hon. Kings Nelson - The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena - The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama - The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe - The Hon. Upul Kithsiri - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardhana - The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody - The Hon. Padmasiri Bandara - The Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Wasalage - The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana - The Hon. (Dr.) Ilaiyathamby Shrinath - The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law

¶ 40 23. Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa - The Hon. Gayanta Karunathilaka - The Hon. Nihal Galappaththi - The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi - The Hon. Nayana Wasalathilaka - The Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi - The Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumara - The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy - The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva - The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake - The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara - The Hon. Nishantha Perera - The Hon. Lal Premanath - The Hon. Nanda Bandara - The Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Rtd.) Prageeth Madhuranga - The Hon. Jagath Manuwarna - The Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayaka - The Hon. Thuraireza Ravikaran - The Hon. Fasmim Shariff

¶ 41 24. Ministry of Justice and National Unity – Ministerial Consultative Committee - The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam - The Hon. U.P. Abeywickrama, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. M.K.M. Aslam - The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne - The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindrani Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Sarath Kumara, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage - The Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Thilakarathne, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Susantha Dodawatta, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara - The Hon. Chithral Fernando, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bavanandarajah - The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesingha, Attorney-at-Law - The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara - The Hon. Chandima Hettiaratchchi - The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law

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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2025. No. 1738229262040729. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23600