The Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour
Mahinda Jayasinghe raised a question of parliamentary privilege regarding a statement allegedly made by Chaminda Wijesiri on 6 February 2026 accusing him of land sales, court avoidance, and theft. He described the remarks as false and baseless, and requested that the matter be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this concerns a breach of my Parliamentary privilege.
¶ 02 Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, MP of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, on 06 February 2026 around 2.20 p.m., made the following statement targeting me, a Member representing this august Parliament:
¶ 03 “You, representing trade unions, sold all lands; now there are cases. Instead of going to court you are hiding; you are a major thief like one who disrupts court.”
¶ 04 This false and baseless statement breaches my privilege. I request that this matter be referred to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·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, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5854