Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Sajith Premadasa asked the Speaker to reconsider the decision delivered the previous day in light of Articles 46(1) and 47(3) of the Constitution. He argued that Deputy Ministers form part of the Executive, sometimes answer in Parliament on behalf of Cabinet Ministers, and therefore their appointment and removal powers require attention under those constitutional provisions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we need to once again present matters regarding the decision you delivered yesterday. I wish to draw your attention particularly to Article 46(1) of the Constitution. Under that, the appointment process of Ministers is clearly provided for. A Deputy Minister is part of the Executive. When questions are raised in this House, at times a Deputy answers on behalf of the Cabinet Minister. Therefore, I draw your attention to Articles 46(1) and 47(3) concerning appointment and removal powers over Deputy Ministers,—
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