Sitting of Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Parliamentary Announcements 60 speeches
- 2 Petitions Presentation of Petitions 10 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Questions and Ministerial Answers 52 speeches
- 4 Opening Parliamentary Announcements and Ministerial Statement 15 speeches
- 5 Adjournment Adjournment Motion 3 speeches
- 6 Debate Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act 32 speeches
- 7 Procedural Points of Order regarding Parliamentary Secretariat 7 speeches
- The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara SJB
AI summary R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara briefly requested the Speaker to grant him an opportunity to speak. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question was raised in the quoted intervention.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the preliminary inquiry concerns the appointment, qualifications, selection, and confirmation of the Deputy Secretary-General, not allegations against the Speaker. He said any challenge should address whether the appointment was proper and lawful and whether the qualifications submitted were accurate.
- The Hon. R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara SJB
AI summary R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara challenged the Government’s position that the process for making decisions on posts was proper. He questioned whether the Cabinet has unrestricted authority to make decisions on appointments or positions at any time.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that Parliament cannot unilaterally increase salaries, noting that financial decisions fall under the Government’s authority and that the Ministry of Finance is represented on the Staff Advisory Committee. He cited the previous change to unlimited fuel allowances as an example of such decision-making. He also argued, as a matter of basic logic, that a judge should not hear a case in which a litigant has filed a complaint against that judge.
- The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law SJB
AI summary The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law, rose to raise a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or policy issue was stated in the provided excerpt.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Mr. Speaker procedural
- 8 Debate Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued) 93 speeches
- 9 Adjournment Adjournment Debate: Muthurajawela Wetland 25 speeches