The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa proposed that Parliament issue a public statement advising citizens not to repay loans obtained from illegal online lenders charging exorbitant interest rates, and sought agreement from all Members on this position. He also urged the Government to address the welfare issues of disabled war veterans based on documents he had tabled. Referring to a temple-related incident in Trincomalee, he called for a national programme and a National Integration Committee to prevent similar incidents.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, may I have one minute.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, I propose that we make a public statement from this Parliament advising citizens not to repay loans taken from illegal online lenders charging usurious rates like 500%, since those outfits are unlawful. Let all 225 Members agree and declare this publicly.
¶ 03 Also, I have tabled all documents on disabled war veterans—please resolve their welfare issues properly.
¶ 04 The Trincomalee incident relates to a temple; implement a national programme and establish a National Integration Committee to prevent such incidents.
¶ 05 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 November 2025. No. 22927. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26039