The Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Hon. Mujibur Rahman argued that the President’s current economic positions contradict the stance he took while in Opposition. He said the President and his party had moved away from socialist and closed-economy policies associated with Rohana Wijeweera and accepted an open economy, which he characterized as aligning with his side’s position. He demanded that the Government acknowledge this shift truthfully and not mislead the public.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 What we see from the President’s speech is that he now speaks completely contrary to what he said in Opposition. Either he has changed. Yesterday, when we said Rohana Wijeweera is no longer the leader of that party, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake got angry. Today the President asked whether Anura Kumara’s policies are Rohana Wijeweera’s economic policies. He said no; he said we must open the economy and remove barriers. Fine. He said we must change. In terms of economic policy, they have come to where we are; we have not gone to them. They have abandoned socialism and a closed economy and accepted an open economy. That is good. There is only one thing we ask in return: speak the truth; do not lie. How many lies were told today?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·No. 1755509552009433 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24390