The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law
The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara clarified that the Bill has prospective application and is not retrospective, stating that it complies with the Constitution, which protects the President’s pension but not MPs’ pensions. He also addressed the recent murder of a lawyer, noting that 12 police teams are investigating, four alleged assistants have been arrested, and the Government condemns the act and will pursue the perpetrators.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, to clarify: this Bill is not retrospective; it has prospective application. If it had retroactive effect, the Supreme Court would not have allowed it. The Constitution protects the President’s pension, but there is no constitutional provision protecting MPs’ pensions. We are acting consistently with the Constitution.
¶ 02 Regarding the recent murder of a lawyer, the Minister in charge of Police explained this morning that 12 police teams are working on the case. Four persons who provided assistance have already been identified and arrested. We utterly condemn this heinous act and will take all necessary steps to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5926