10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

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Cost of Living

1,181 speeches · 246 speakers

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1Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P. JJB83
2Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB78
3Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF42
4Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB27
5Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P. SJB27
6Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage, M.P. JJB24
7Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, M.P. JJB24
8Hon. S.M. Marikkar, M.P. SJB21
9Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF20
10Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB18

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1,181 on this topic
  • 3 December 2024 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB AI summary Sajith Premadasa said the Opposition would support beneficial public programmes while opposing harmful measures, and urged the Government to stop using the Prevention of Terrorism Act against civil liberties and social media activists, in line with its pledge to repeal it. He called for urgent action on MSME debt restructuring before the parate moratorium lapses, disaster relief and early warning systems, health-sector shortages, fertilizer subsidy payments, Development Officers’ grievances, rice supply stabilization, and promised fuel price reductions. He also questioned whether the Government’s commitments on revising the IMF programme, debt sustainability agreement, tax thresholds and VAT had been included in the recent Staff-Level Agreement, and demanded that it be tabled for transparency. Debate: President's Policy Statement Read →