An Hon. Member
The member challenged government-side members to a debate, alleging that Parliament was being used to spread falsehoods among estate workers. He repeatedly called on any member, including the Member for Dompe, to indicate willingness to participate, and noted that the Leader of the Opposition was said to be attending.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 If anyone is there, come for a debate. I am first saying: do not come to challenge people who form mobs with flowers and weeds. If you are there, come. If you are there, come for a debate. Raise a hand if even one of you dares. If you can. Why the shouting? Are you coming? Raise your hand without fear. If you cannot, remember this: you are using this Parliament to spread lies among estate workers. Fine, then come. Are you coming? Is the Hon. Member for Dompe coming? Is the media coming? Raise your hand. No need for side talk. Fine, come then. Estate workers, remember that this group is using Parliament to mislead you. Finally, I ask again: among these 159 of you, if anyone is willing to come to the debate, raise your hand.
¶ 02 The Leader of the Opposition is coming, they say.
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- Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: An Hon. Member. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2630