The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition questioned why Development Officers attached to schools cannot be absorbed into the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service, citing precedent for absorbing trainee graduates into the service. He alleged that the Government had broken promises made while in Opposition and sought to table a Cabinet memorandum by the Prime Minister in support of his point.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Alright, please allow me.
¶ 02 4. Is the Government aware there is precedent for absorbing trainee graduates into the Sri Lanka Teachers’ Service? Following that precedent, why cannot Development Officers currently attached to schools be absorbed into the Teachers’ Service?
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, please see these photographs. When you were in the Opposition, our MP Chandana Sooriyaarachchi spoke publicly on this. I will send the photos.
¶ 04 This is also a breaking of promises given by the present Government while in Opposition. I ask that specifically.
¶ 05 Hon. Speaker, I also wish to table a cabinet memorandum by the Hon. Prime Minister—
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- Hansard, Friday, 12 September 2025 ·No. 1758618446023035 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3253