10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 19 March 2026 ·Debate: Debate: Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act Regulations Approval

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Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the organizers of the NXT Summit 2026 for hosting a Sri Lankan parliamentary delegation in India. He said the delegation met Indian leaders, including the Chief Minister of New Delhi, to study India’s economic growth, health system, medicine and other sectors, with the aim of identifying lessons relevant to Sri Lanka’s development.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I thank Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for receiving us in India and giving us the opportunity to participate in the NXT Summit 2026. I especially thank Hon. Kartikeya Sharma, Member of the Rajya Sabha, Dr. Aishwarya Sharma, Chairperson of NXT, Ms. Megha Sharma, Vaibhav and the entire team for warmly receiving us and allowing young Sri Lankan leaders to interact with global leaders and study India’s progress with growth over 7 per cent.

¶ 02 Together with Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala and Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, we thank the Hon. Leader of the Opposition for the opportunity.

¶ 03 We engaged with several Ministers, including the Chief Minister of New Delhi, to study their economy, health system, medicine and other areas to help us take Sri Lanka forward, emulating India. I once again thank the NXT team and encourage more such summits.

¶ 04 Thank you.

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Hansard, Thursday, 19 March 2026 ·No. 23381 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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