The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman
Jeevan Thondaman sought to question the Minister on whether the basic wage would be increased and, if so, by what amount. He objected to interruptions and asked that he be allowed to finish his question, referring to the time and courtesy given to another speaker.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Samarasinghe, I am speaking to her. Let me finish. [Interruption.] Please, sit down. When I tried to speak earlier, you said, “Let her finish” and asked me to sit down. Extend the same respect to me. So, let me finish and let her respond, Hon. Minister.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, give me a minute. You gave her so much time. Let me speak. Let me ask her this. I am asking her — [Interruption.] Could you please relax? Why are all of you getting so psyched out? Relax.
¶ 03 Hon. Members, I have only one question. Will the basic wage be increased or not? If it is increased, by how much will the basic wage be increased? That is all I am asking.
¶ 04 Hon. Minister, can I ask you a question?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6494