Hon. Sajith Premadasa – Leader of the Opposition

4 March 2025 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statements and Points of Order

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Sajith Premadasa requested the Speaker to allow Members one minute each to raise questions under Standing Order 92(2), citing prior instances where such permission had been granted. He argued that this had created a precedent and asked that the same procedure be applied to Members currently seeking to speak under that Standing Order.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on several occasions you have allowed Members under Standing Order 92(2) to raise a question within one minute. Thus you have created a precedent. Following that, please grant one minute each to Members who are now seeking the same under 92(2).

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 4 March 2025 ·No. 1742359468086980 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sajith Premadasa – Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2025. No. 1742359468086980. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10306