Topic
Corruption & Governance Reform
2,708 speeches · 349 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 91 |
| 2 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 86 |
| 3 | Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB | 80 |
| 4 | Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P. SJB | 70 |
| 5 | Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P. SJB | 68 |
| 6 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 68 |
| 7 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 67 |
| 8 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 65 |
| 9 | Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF | 64 |
| 10 | Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P. JJB | 64 |
Speeches
2,708 on this topic- 5 March 2025 The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri questioned the Government’s response to alleged corruption and fraud, including an oil-related scam raised by MP Marikkar. He argued that proposals alone were insufficient and called for clear legal action against those responsible for frauds said to have contributed to national bankruptcy. He urged the Government to introduce any necessary amendments to strengthen the law and inform Parliament how it intends to end such rackets. Oral Question: Substandard Coconut Oil (Q.3/2025) Read →
- 5 March 2025 The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe JJB AI summary Wasantha Samarasinghe said fraudulent practices in coconut oil imports, including companies closing and reopening under new names to avoid accountability, had been identified. He stated that the Ports Authority and Customs are taking measures to prevent such consignments entering the country and that amendments to the Consumer Affairs Authority Act are being prepared to strengthen legal action and impose tougher penalties. Oral Question: Substandard Coconut Oil (Q.3/2025) Read →
- 5 March 2025 The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri SJB AI summary Chaminda Wijesiri asked the Minister what measures would be taken to address the release of substandard coconut oil, particularly consignments contaminated with aflatoxin. Referring to past Opposition allegations about racketeers involved in such imports, he sought specific action beyond traditional enforcement methods to identify, punish, and end long-running frauds in the sector. Oral Question: Substandard Coconut Oil (Q.3/2025) Read →
- 5 March 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised concerns about residents in the Batticaloa Municipal Council area, including within Urban Development Authority limits and NHDA-built housing, lacking title deeds. He asked the Minister of Fisheries to coordinate with relevant Ministers on a cross-ministerial plan to resolve these land title issues, citing an example where eight acres had been granted for a training centre linked to former DDC Co-Chair Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan while ordinary residents remained without deeds. Oral Question: Cey-Nor Housing Scheme, Batticaloa (Q.2/2025) Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB AI summary The Minister rejected allegations by the Leader of the Opposition that transfers of Chief Secretaries and District Secretaries were politically motivated, citing individual cases to state that the officers had retired voluntarily or been moved to other responsible posts. He outlined the Ministry’s 2025 programme, including the Integrated Pension Management System, revision of the Pension Minute, nationwide death-reporting links with the Registrar General to prevent post-death pension payments, and digital services for pensioners, beneficiaries, the Public Service Provident Fund, and overseas access to civil documents. He said the Ministry would consider MPs’ proposals, especially from the North and East, through relevant processes, and noted that the 2025 Independence celebrations were organized in a cost-effective manner. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam ITAK AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam raised administrative concerns in Vavuniya District, particularly the division of Manalaaru/Weli Oya GN divisions between different Pradeshiya Sabhas, which he said was a politically motivated anomaly affecting local services and representation. He requested the creation of an appropriate local authority for the area, filling 26 Grama Niladhari vacancies in Vavuniya North, and allocating funds for a new Vavuniya District Secretariat building. He also highlighted wider staffing shortages, including drivers, technical officers, management assistants, development officers and disaster management officers, and asked that officers assigned to Vavuniya/Mannar divisions be required to serve there rather than in other districts. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe SLMC AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe commended the Ministry’s administration but urged the Government to restore and strengthen the provincial council system by holding long-delayed elections and returning powers needed for local service delivery. He highlighted unresolved administrative, land and boundary issues in the North and East, including Kalmunai North, Koralaipattu, Trincomalee sub-divisional secretariats, and the long-promised Sainthamaruthu local authority, requesting ministerial intervention. He also asked the Ministry to enforce its circular on District Coordinating Committee meetings by limiting meeting duration, regulating attendees accompanying MPs, and preventing disruptions. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah SLMC AI summary Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah urged the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government to resolve long-standing administrative boundary issues in Batticaloa District, particularly the undefined boundaries of the Koralaipattu Central Divisional Secretariat and other DS divisions affected by war-related administrative complications. He requested implementation of relevant Panambalana Commission recommendations and the appointment of a special committee to find a permanent solution. He also asked the Minister to address a gap in Budget 2025 pension revision proposals by considering relief for pensioners who retired between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 2025, citing cost-of-living pressures and a submission from the Oddamavadi Pensioners’ Association. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan argued that the unitary system and inadequate power sharing have failed to address human rights, reconciliation, the economy, and the national ethnic question, and called for a federal-type political solution and reforms to the provincial council system. He requested administrative restructuring in Batticaloa District, including splitting large divisional secretariats such as Eravur Pattu and Porativu Pattu and resolving the long-pending Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat issue. He also criticized the 60:40 mixed electoral model for local authorities, saying it creates unstable councils and opportunities for bribery, and proposed either a fully proportional system or a 70:30 ward-proportional model. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan argued that the Provincial Council system established under the 13th Amendment has been weakened through the removal or non-implementation of key powers, including land and police powers, the separation of the North and East, and the transfer of functions such as Divineguma to the Centre. He said overlapping responsibilities in education, health, and roads, inadequate funding, deteriorating provincial services, and the failure to hold Provincial Council elections since 2018 have made the system ineffective. He urged the Government to restore powers to Provincial Councils and implement genuine devolution as a means to address the national question, promote peace, and support development. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran ITAK AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concerns about administrative underdevelopment in Mullaitivu during the Committee Stage Debate on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. He requested the Government to address the amalgamation of Vavunikulam and Oddusuddan DS divisions under one Pradeshiya Sabha, fill 140 vacancies in district and divisional offices, and commence Phase 2 of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat building. He urged equal treatment of all districts and noted similar staffing and administrative shortages in Vavuniya and Mannar. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi JJB AI summary Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi defended the allocations under the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, arguing that they are necessary to develop the public-sector human resource base needed to implement the Government’s programme, including salary increases, training, and new recruitment to replace retirees. He said Local Authorities and Provincial Councils must be strengthened, citing weakened finances, past mismanagement, and unproductive capital projects in some councils as reasons for central support for rural infrastructure and local development. He also criticized the Opposition’s focus and said the Budget’s provisions are intended to rebuild state institutions across central, provincial, and local levels. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam ACTC AI summary G.G. Ponnambalam raised administrative service issues affecting the Northern and Eastern Provinces, urging intervention to restore local government suboffice functions in the North for matters such as building permits, land subdivisions and street line certificates. He requested the division of the large Chavakachcheri Divisional Secretariat and the creation of a new secretariat centred on Kodikamam. He also called for the Kalmunai-North Divisional Secretariat, recognized and upgraded through decisions since 1989 and 1993, to be allowed to function fully with necessary staff and without downgrading or transferring functions to Kalmunai-South. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. M.A.M. Thahir ACMC AI summary Hon. M.A.M. Thahir criticized the limited development allocations to Ampara Divisional Secretariats, arguing that Rs. 3.2 million per division is inadequate for meaningful local infrastructure work. He questioned the Government’s commitments on reducing prices and ensuring clean governance, citing an alleged unpaid political meeting at the Nintavur Pradeshiya Sabha auditorium and asking for an explanation. He urged the Government to hold Provincial Council elections, protect powers under the 13th Amendment, continue the “Urumaya” title deed programme, increase local and Eastern Province funding, and seek a united, consultative solution to the Kalmunai North/South issue rather than politically driven division. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed AI summary Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed, speaking during the Committee Stage Debate on the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, highlighted difficulties faced by residents in accessing Grama Niladhari services due to vacancies and meeting schedules. He cited 26 vacancies among 102 GN divisions in Vavuniya and requested arrangements for easier public access, as well as the re-establishment of the Poovarasankulam sub-office to reduce travel to the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat. He also called for greater powers, funding, and staffing support for Provincial Councils and Local Authorities to improve local services such as house numbering, street naming, valuation, and tax collection. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy urged the Government to begin its digitization programme at the Grama Niladhari level by providing computers, training officers, and creating village-level databases linked to Divisional Secretariats and relevant institutions. He argued that such a system would speed up certificates and public services, reduce delays and informal payments, support foreign employment documentation, and contribute to economic efficiency. He also noted the importance of the Ministry and Department of Labour, referencing the Indian Immigrants Ordinance of 1923 and the Employees’ Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 1958, while stating that labour administration has been sidelined. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Hector Appuhamy said that during the debate on the Votes for Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour, he intended to present proposals despite reduced speaking time. He criticized the Government for assigning Grama Niladharis to count monkeys and macaques, arguing that they should instead be given more substantial responsibilities. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam ITAK AI summary Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised concerns about plantation workers’ wages, questioning why the Government’s Budget referred to Rs. 1,700 despite earlier trade union positions seeking over Rs. 2,100, and asked for clear action or an honest explanation to the malaiyaha community. He also referred to estate workers’ land and housing rights, citing the recent fire at Hatton Senan Estate and wider concerns about conditions in plantation areas. He asked the Government to proceed with Provincial Council elections by restoring the previous electoral system, and sought responses on the Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat issue and the proposed bifurcation of large Divisional Secretariat divisions in Batticaloa and Ampara. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Muhammad Faizal JJB AI summary Hon. Muhammad Faizal supported the Votes of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, stating that its Rs. 496.5 billion allocation should be used efficiently through GN, Divisional Secretariat and Pradeshiya Sabha structures to improve service delivery. He raised concerns about past lapses in fund distribution, local authority boundary delimitation in Puttalam, the needs of fisheries and salt producers in Kalpitiya and Puttalam, and requested assistance for affected communities. He also called for urgent action to fill Tamil and Sinhala Government Translator vacancies, noted planned recruitment of 30,000 public sector employees, and said the Government is arranging the delayed Local Government Elections. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Rauff Hakeem clarified that reported exclusions from upcoming local authority nominations were partly inaccurate, stating that restraint orders on Mannar and Dehiattakandiya related to the previous nominations framework and that his party would move to withdraw those cases to enable elections. He raised concerns over a land dispute in Muththunagar, Trincomalee, where SLPA-held land cultivated by local farmers is being considered for renewable energy investment, and urged the Government to review the matter and release appropriate portions for community use. He also addressed the Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat issue, saying it involves boundary and jurisdictional overlaps rather than simple political obstruction, and called for a consensual administrative arrangement consistent with the 1993 Cabinet decision while accounting for demographic and service needs. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →