The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara challenged claims that Members receiving assistance from the President’s Fund constituted misuse of state funds, asking for proof if such allegations were made. He also questioned the Government’s earlier position on abolishing the President’s Fund and similar funds, noting that it now appeared to say abolition was not possible.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Presiding Member, taking money from the President’s Fund is not misuse of state funds. If otherwise, please prove it. You said you would abolish the President’s Fund and similar funds. Now what do you say? You say you cannot. I challenge Hon. Bimal Rathnayake to prove that a Member taking money from the President’s Fund is misuse of state funds.
¶ 02 Also, I wish to say—
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26902