Parliamentary Committees

3 February 2026 ·Opening: Opening and Parliamentary Announcements

Parliamentary Procedure

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Parliament announced the composition of several parliamentary committees for the session dated 3 February 2026. The appointments included the Committee of Selection, Committee on Parliamentary Business, Committee on Standing Orders, House Committee, Committee on Ethics and Privileges, and Committee on Public Accounts, with Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratna chairing several procedural committees and Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeyseena chairing the Ethics and Privileges Committee. The announcement listed the members appointed to each committee, establishing their membership for parliamentary business and oversight functions.

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¶ 01 - Committee of Selection Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratna Members: Hon. Bimal Ratnayake; Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa; Hon. K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna; Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker; Hon. Anura Karunathilaka; Hon. Mrs. Saroja Savithri Polraj; Hon. Eranga Gunasekara; Hon. Muneer Moulafar; Hon. Gayantha Karunathilaka; Hon. Rauff Hakeem; Hon. Ravi Karunanayake; Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam

¶ 02 - Committee on Parliamentary Business Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratna Members: Hon. (Dr.) … Sally; Hon. Hemali Weerasekara; Hon. Bimal Ratnayake; Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa; Hon. Vijitha Herath; Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker; Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe; Hon. Anura Karunathilaka; Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha; Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara; Hon. Mrs. Saroja Savithri Polraj; Hon. Sajith Premadasa; Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake; Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep; Hon. Muneer Moulafar; Hon. Sunil Watagala; Hon. Arun Hemachandra; Hon. Gayantha Karunathilaka; Hon. R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara; Hon. Rauff Hakeem; Hon. Ravi Karunanayake; Hon. D. V. Chanaka; Hon. Shanakkiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam; Hon. Aboobakker Anambawa; Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe; Hon. Gayan Janaka

¶ 03 - Committee on Standing Orders Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratna Members: Hon. (Dr.) … Sally; Hon. Hemali Weerasekara; Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa; Hon. Anura Karunathilaka; Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena; Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne; Hon. Ajith P. Perera; Hon. Imran Maharoof; Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri; Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika; Hon. Sarath Kumara; Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachchanandaraja

¶ 04 - House Committee Chair: Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratna Members: Hon. Ananda Wijepala; Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake; Hon. Vasantha Piyathissa; Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi; Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala; Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera; Hon. R. Kumari Wijeratne; Hon. Kings Nelson; Hon. Sagarika Athawuda; Hon. M. K. M. Aslam; Hon. M. S. Udaymalebbe; Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani; Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanadan; Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara; Hon. Devananda Suraweera

¶ 05 - Committee on Ethics and Privileges Chair: Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeyseena Members: Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage; Hon. Vasantha Piyathissa; Hon. Sunil Watagala; Hon. Ajith P. Perera; Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne; Hon. Amirthanathan Andai Kalanathan; Hon. J. J. Ponnambalam; Hon. Lakshman Nipunaarachchi; Hon. Bheshan Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi; Hon. Gnanamuthu Sri Nesan; Hon. Aboobakker Atambawa; Hon. (Prof.) L. M. Abeywickrama; Hon. Krishnan Kaleichelvi; Hon. Sarath Kumara; Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe; Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara; Hon. Deepthi Wasalage

¶ 06 - Committee on Public Accounts Members: Hon. Anton Jayakody; Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara; Hon. … Thilakaratne; Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep; Hon. Nalin Hewage; Hon. Aravinda Senarath; Hon. Saman Hennayake; Hon. Kabir Hashim; Hon. (Dr.) M. L. A. M. Hizbullah; Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena; Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala; Hon. Chamal Sampath Dissanayake; Hon. Hector Appuhami; Hon. (Dr.) Heshan Jayawardena; Hon. Kawindiran Kodeeswaran; Hon. Sagarika Athawuda; Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi; Hon. K. Ilankumaran; Hon. Oshani Umanga; Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege; Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakodi; Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe; Hon. T. K. Jayasundara; Hon. M. A. M. Tahir; Hon. Susanta Kumara Navaratna; Hon. Lal Premanath; Hon. Chanaka Madugoda; Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri; Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi; Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Parliamentary Committees. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8603