The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna raised allegations of academic misconduct and irregular appointments, tabling documents concerning alleged fake or manipulated publications linked to a promotion and PhD, and questioning the handling of a lecturer’s teaching-hour shortfall and related charge sheet. She also warned that reducing spirit strength and selling alcohol in 180 ml packs could encourage alcohol use among children, citing increased alcohol consumption among schoolgirls and referring to Article 27 of the Constitution. She urged the Minister to address unresolved issues affecting employees across the education sector.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude.
¶ 02 In 2018, a person named U. Pannilage had 7 out of 15 publications for promotion and PhD that were fake or manipulated; I table the documents.
¶ 03 Also, when lecturers are appointed, they have set teaching hours. Yet one Lecturer, Ilangasinghe, had only 39.58 hours taught; his charge sheet was withdrawn and someone else was appointed Professor.
¶ 04 I also saw that reducing the strength of spirits by 25% and packing in 180 ml could draw children towards alcohol, increasing risk. The rate of schoolgirls consuming alcohol has risen from 1.8% to 2.5%. This violates Article 27 of the Constitution.
¶ 05 Hon. Minister, finally, as the Opposition Leader said, please attend to the issues of all education sector employees. This Government came to power with their support; they now watch with eyes wide open until their issues are resolved. I pray you will have the capacity to do so.
¶ 06 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 March 2025. No. 1743651953052186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29389