Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has called on Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya to immediately convene Parliament, pointing out that people are suffering like never before due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah.
In a post on ‘X’, MP Rajapaksa said the Prime Minister must summon Parliament immediately, and that he has formally requested that she do so under Standing Order 16.
“People are suffering like never before, entire villages submerged, homes destroyed, families displaced, and children without food or clean water. Many are living in temporary shelters or wading through floodwaters day after day, unsure whether their homes will still be standing when the rains finally ease. At a time when floods and landslides have left more than a million people across all 25 districts struggling with loss, hunger, illness and uncertainty, we cannot afford delay,” he said.
MP Rajapaksa further said that until every family is brought back to safety and dignity, and until relief reaches every affected community, this House must sit, every week if necessary, to monitor, debate and ensure that government promises become real assistance on the ground.
“Standing with our people now is not politics; it is our moral duty,” he added. (Newswire)