Topic
Law & Order
1,620 speeches · 292 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. Ananda Wijepala, M.P. JJB | 137 |
| 2 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 57 |
| 3 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 55 |
| 4 | Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 46 |
| 5 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 45 |
| 6 | Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 43 |
| 7 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 37 |
| 8 | Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB | 36 |
| 9 | Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, M.P. NDF | 32 |
| 10 | Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney at Law, M.P. SLPP | 30 |
Speeches
1,620 on this topic- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake said vehicle registrations are available online at five branch offices for all categories except 32, 64, 65 and certain “O/1/11” series, which he said are frequently used in fraud. He noted that even the Narahenpita Head Office does not offer one-day service for those categories and that an officer linked to such fraud had recently been transferred, stating that the restrictions are intended to prevent abuse. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. K. Ilankumaran JJB AI summary K. Ilankumaran supported the Motor Traffic Act regulations, arguing that saliva and blood testing for drugs such as ice, “GO/GH,” and cannabis would help police prove drug-impaired driving and reduce road accidents, which he linked to alcohol and narcotics use. He also welcomed digitized fine payments through GovPay as a means to record offences and identify violation hotspots. Referring to the Northern Province, he connected road accidents and youth drug addiction to unemployment, illegal sand mining, and lack of industry, and highlighted government initiatives including restarting the Elephant Pass saltern, laying the foundation for the Paranthan Chemical Factory, improving island ferry and road facilities, establishing a Neduntivu fuel station, and creating economic centres. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Fasmin Sharif JJB AI summary Hon. Fasmin Sharif supported stronger action against drug use, particularly enforcing laws against driving under the influence, and noted that police-led awareness and enforcement programmes are now being conducted in towns. He also addressed recent flooding in Gampola, disputing claims made by a Member from Mawanella and attributing the severity to poor drainage maintenance by former municipal authorities. He called for prioritizing proper flood mitigation measures in Gampola. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Proposed that Motor Traffic regulations be enforced equally against government and non-government actors, alleging politically connected offenders evade action while Police officers are penalized. Raised concerns over the Government’s disaster relief response, saying commitments on housing compensation, resettlement, and support for affected MSMEs and industries remain unclear and delayed. Also questioned issues in education curriculum content, NMRA appointments and medicine regulation, alleged medicine smuggling, and long passport delays faced by Sri Lankans in Italy, urging ministerial action on these matters. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athauda, Attorney-at-Law JJB AI summary Hon. Sagarika Athauda supported the Motor Traffic Act regulations on driver obligations and expressway safety, linking them to the Government’s broader development agenda and completed rural road projects in Kegalle District. She argued that improved infrastructure must be matched by compliance from drivers, owners, pedestrians and the State, citing accident and fatality data from 2020 to 2025 to show that most crashes arise from preventable behaviour. She also noted transport sector reforms, including SLTB recruitment of drivers and conductors, the first intake of 25 female conductors, and plans to recruit women to suitable Railway grades. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala SJB AI summary J.C. Alawathuwala supported regulations under the Motor Traffic Act targeting narcotics-related driving, arguing that immediate testing, strict enforcement, and protection for Police are necessary to reduce accidents involving alcohol, drugs, fatigue, and untrained drivers. He called for improved road infrastructure and traffic controls, including functioning traffic lights and visible stop signs, with action by road and local authorities. He also raised concerns about worsening poverty and post-cyclone relief, saying current assistance is insufficient and urging clear housing and resettlement plans, as well as an international aid conference to mobilize wider support. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe JJB AI summary Contributing to the debate on two regulations under the Motor Traffic Act, Dr. Sandaruwan Madarasinghe said the Government was pursuing justice over the Lasantha Wickrematunge assassination without political interference. He outlined road and bridge development allocations and ongoing works in Hambantota, including RDA, Southern Provincial Road Development Authority, and district-level projects, while criticizing district Opposition MPs for not attending transport coordination meetings. He argued that drug use among drivers is a preventable cause of road accidents, cited accident statistics from 2023 to November 2025, and said regulations, enforcement, awareness, and mobile medical screening by the National Transport Medical Institute are being used to address the issue. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi JJB AI summary Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi supported regulations aimed at improving road safety, citing 13,714 deaths from fatal accidents between 2020 and June 2025 and attributing many crashes to driver negligence and substance use. He said road accidents impose major economic costs, including health, infrastructure and GDP losses, and called for legal reforms, enforcement and responsible driving. He also responded to criticism over “Ditva” disaster relief in Nuwara Eliya, detailing completed and ongoing payments for affected residents, schoolchildren, cultivations, industries, roads, transport services, schools and housing reconstruction. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera JJB AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera supported the transport-related regulations and highlighted the high incidence of road deaths and injuries linked to alcohol and drug-impaired driving, drawing on his medical experience in emergency and neurosurgical care. He called for stronger road-user discipline, improved visibility of road signs by addressing billboards and visual clutter, and safer school access arrangements where gates open onto main roads. He argued that combining legal measures, infrastructure changes and behavioural change could substantially reduce annual road fatalities and injuries. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda SLPP AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda supported the Motor Traffic Act regulations but urged clearer procedures for drug-impaired driving cases, including testing timeframes and chain-of-custody safeguards for samples. He raised grievances of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau employees over overtime, allowances, bonuses, and access to diplomatic postings, and called for intervention on reduced South Korean EPS departures and pending contracts for qualified candidates. He also asked for inquiries into alleged unfair principal transfers in Galle District and protested the exclusion of Opposition local authority chairmen from a district progress review meeting. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways JJB AI summary Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena supported the Motor Traffic Act regulations on road safety, noting that overall reported accidents declined from 25,299 in 2024 to 22,153 in 2025, but fatal accidents rose from 2,403 to 2,583, with pedestrians and motorcyclists the most affected groups. He also highlighted fatalities and collisions involving trains, including vehicle-train and elephant-train incidents, and said the Ministry is taking mitigation measures. He outlined 2025 road safety investments of Rs. 140.084 million and 2026 allocations including Rs. 750 million for road safety and traffic management and Rs. 540 million for traffic light systems, covering school, hospital, township and hazardous locations, barriers, signs, fencing, illumination and related safety infrastructure. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri supported the regulations, emphasizing the need to address driving under the influence of drugs amid high accident rates and large narcotics seizures in 2025. He linked road safety to rural road deterioration and detailed road and bridge development projects in Polonnaruwa, including reduced contract costs for several bridges and over Rs. 1.768 billion spent in 2025. He also cited 2025 economic and tourism achievements, including tourist arrivals, remittances, government revenue, Customs revenue and exports, and noted the launch of 76 rural road projects in January 2026 with a Rs. 5 billion allocation. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka SJB AI summary Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka supported the proposed regulations under the Motor Traffic Act, including mandatory rear-seat belts on expressways, stronger drunk-driving measures, and school transport safety rules, citing fatal road accidents as a major public safety concern. He urged clearer and more consistent enforcement, referring to confusion over past policing measures and the “Clean Sri Lanka” transport-related campaign. He also called for Government action on disputes between app-based and independent hire vehicles in tourist areas, unresolved vehicle number-plate issuance despite earlier assurances, timely implementation of Budget transport allocations, and restoration of rural bus services disrupted after recent storms. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament JJB AI summary Moved approval of the Motor Traffic (Drugs) Regulations, No. 1 of 2025, and presented related Motor Traffic Act regulations, stating that they create procedures for testing drivers suspected of drug impairment where previous rules covered only alcohol. He said police may refer suspected drivers to authorised medical officers for examination and obtain bodily samples, and noted plans to use mobile laboratory buses at bus stands for rapid, free drug testing in coordination with health authorities, police, local officials and transport bodies. He also introduced Motor Traffic (Expressway) Regulations linked to seat belt requirements and road safety on expressways. Motor Traffic Act Regulations Debate Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB AI summary The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Government is making maximum efforts to investigate the 2009 assassination of Lasantha Wickrematunge and attacks on media institutions, including the “Sirasa” institution. He noted that previous Governments and Ministers had failed over 17 years to identify and prosecute those responsible, and said the current Government would take necessary action to find the perpetrators and deliver justice. Standing Order 27(2) Questions and Ministerial Statements Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera - Deputy Minister of Economic Development JJB AI summary On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Deputy Minister stated that 4,216 liquor licences are currently issued. He said licence approvals follow the distance requirements from registered schools and places of religious worship set out in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2366/39, Excise Notification 02/2024, and that the recent CA (Writ) 36/2025 judgment confirms this position. He further stated that no licences have been issued in violation of the Excise Notifications, though separate information is not maintained on the internal transparency of issuing application forms. Oral Questions to Ministers (Q.1664/2025 through Q.1719/2025) Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa SJB AI summary The Hon. Sajith Premadasa stated that no further inquiry was needed, referring to the matter as already being covered by a Police report. Oral Questions to Ministers (Q.117/2024-(2) through Q.1715/2025) Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa SJB AI summary Sajith Premadasa referred to a Threat Assessment Report by the State Intelligence Service, Police Special Branch, and North Central Province Senior DIG concerning alleged threats to MP Rohana Bandara Wijesundara, stating that it recommended deploying security officers for him. He laid the relevant letter before the House and questioned why Cabinet approval was required to implement the recommendation, citing the provision of security to MP Jagath Withana following a similar assessment as precedent for equal action. Oral Questions to Ministers (Q.117/2024-(2) through Q.1715/2025) Read →
- 8 January 2026 The Hon. Rohana Bandara AI summary Rohana Bandara stated that he had informed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police about a matter involving a threat to someone’s life, but noted that a copy of the communication had not been sent to Parliament. He raised concern over the procedural handling of such threats and implied that Parliament should be formally informed. Oral Questions to Ministers (Q.117/2024-(2) through Q.1715/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake denied misleading the public on elephant deaths, citing media reports and his written question on inaction by previous governments. He requested verification of reports that around 12 elephants died this year in collisions involving the Meenagaya train after a driver change at Mahawa, and alleged that the driver on the Mahawa–Batticaloa leg was overage and failed to control speed. He urged the authorities to check the facts and address ongoing elephant deaths and the lack of rehabilitation or medical treatment for injured elephants. Adjournment Read →