Sitting of Friday, 14 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1739959022084634 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Announcements 5 speeches
- 2 Papers Tabling of Papers: Auditor-General Reports and Ministerial Orders 5 speeches
- 3 Committee report Committee Report: Public Finance Committee - Disbursement Bill 2025 11 speeches
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK
AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan raised a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK
AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan raised a concern that the Tamil interpretation of the Speaker’s reading of the Supreme Court determination on the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill was inaccurate and not delivered properly at the same pace. He requested that a correct Tamil translation be provided during the afternoon Ministerial Consultative Committee meetings.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK
AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan stated that the Tamil translation of a judgment read in Parliament was inaccurate. He requested that a correct Tamil translation be provided.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB
AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman intervened to state that the issue raised concerned an incorrect Tamil interpretation. The remark appears to address a procedural or language interpretation matter during the debate.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that the interpretation in question was incorrect. No further argument, proposal, or contextual detail was provided in the excerpt.
Justice & Human Rights Full speech → - Hon. Mujibur Rahman SJB
AI summary Hon. Mujibur Rahman raised a procedural concern that the Tamil translation of the Speaker’s reading was incorrect. He sought attention to the accuracy of the parliamentary translation.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that there had been an error in the interpretation. The intervention appears to be a procedural clarification rather than a substantive policy statement.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report on the 2025 Disbursement Bill to Parliament. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.
Public Finance Full speech →
- 4 Procedural Points of Order and Procedural Matters: Supreme Court Determination and Parliamentary Procedures 36 speeches
- 5 Procedural Motions at Commencement of Public Business 9 speeches
- 6 Procedural Motion: Privilege Matter Referral to Ethics Committee 14 speeches
- 7 Adjournment Adjournment 4 speeches