The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour
Mahinda Jayasinghe rejected criticism from the Opposition, asserting that his side had supported Mahinda Rajapaksa during the conflict while accusing Opposition leaders of acting against the country. He argued that the Opposition was misleading the public on education reforms and said the Opposition Leader had admitted they had not opposed stopping the reforms.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, he mentioned my name. Those who bought their seats with money need not give us character certificates. We helped Mahinda Rajapaksa when your leaders were selling out to terrorism and the country. On education reforms, the Opposition continues to mislead; even now they twist the Opposition Leader’s words after he himself admitted they had not opposed stopping it.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 February 2026 ·No. 23270 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4685