The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka
Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka supported the Motion as timely, noting public concern over MPs’ privileges and the Government’s earlier promises to reduce them. He argued that the Government has not taken substantial action and called for practical measures to limit benefits to what MPs need for their duties, alongside stronger systems to prevent fraud and corruption. He also proposed that benefits be determined with reference to MPs’ asset and liability declarations, so that genuine public servants are not left without means after service.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Hesha Withanage has brought a timely Motion. There was a big public discourse that MPs enjoy excessive privileges and waste public funds, and the current Government rose on that wave. Having promised in the first Cabinet Meeting to bring proposals to curtail these privileges, nothing substantial has been done. If the Government is sincere, it should implement what it preached, and also establish effective systems to end fraud, corruption and theft, while ensuring MPs have only what is necessary to do their work. Determine benefits based on asset and liability declarations so genuine public servants are not left destitute after a lifetime of service. Stop lies; take real steps.
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Cite as: The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24741