The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan

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## Summary Speaking during the debate on the Parliamentary Pensions Repeal Bill, Hon. Shritharan raised three distinct concerns. First, he placed on record the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Ayubraj Arul by police in Allaipitty on 10 February 2026, calling for justice for the family. Second, he cited the UN Human Rights Office report of 13 January 2026 on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) in Sri Lanka, demanding a government response to documented abuses occurring between 1983 and 2009, accountability for implicated officials, and measures to address structural barriers—including language barriers, lack of confidentiality, and institutional insensitivity—that prevent survivors from accessing justice. On the pension repeal itself, he argued the Bill disproportionately harms former MPs who resigned prior professional positions to serve in Parliament, and objected to what he characterised as a party decision being imposed through Parliament against the interests of affected individuals, calling for humane transitional provisions for those wholly dependent on the pension.