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

The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake

New Democratic Front· Badulla· 17 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage Continuation (Foreign Affairs, Justice and National Integration)

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Chamara Sampath Dasanayake rejected the Deputy Minister’s claim that Opposition Members avoid questions, stating that they are prepared to respond and engage. The excerpt indicates he was responding after the lunch adjournment to remarks made during the Deputy Minister’s speech.

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¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson, we adjourned for lunch and reconvened after half an hour. The Hon. Deputy Minister says that we run away from questions. We are not Members who run away. During his speech he said—

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Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2578