The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika
Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika presented the Sectoral Oversight Committee report on the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill and stated that it had received the Committee’s full approval. He noted that abolishing parliamentary pensions was an election pledge and described the Bill’s presentation for debate as a significant step.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I present the Report of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection on the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill, which was referred to the Committee.
¶ 02 Ordered to lie upon the Table.
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, briefly, on the Bill scheduled for debate today: before the election, we pledged to abolish parliamentary pensions. We are pleased that this is being presented with the full approval of the Sectoral Oversight Committee. We believe this is a good and memorable step. Thank you.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5775