The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law
Priyantha Wijerathna rejected the Opposition’s request for a further debate on estate workers’ wages, stating that the matter had already been addressed in the President’s Budget speech and debated from 8 to 14 November. He noted that the Second Reading of the Budget was approved on 14 November and argued that the Opposition, including Hon. Amila Prasad, had already had the opportunity to raise its points during that debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, the Opposition says the Government forgets certain matters. But from the Opposition’s conduct, it seems they forget certain things. A short while ago, Hon. Amila Prasad asked for a debate regarding estate workers’ wages. If I recall, it was our President who proposed increases during the Budget speech on the 7th. From the 8th to the 14th, we debated this. Hon. Amila Prasad participated but then distorted matters. Later, they claimed the estate community was betrayed. Now he asks again—why? On the 14th, the Second Reading of the President’s Budget speech was approved by this Parliament. So why ask for another debate? If he has new arguments, we are not obliged to respond whenever they remember a point.
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- Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2669