The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
M. Nizam Kariapper raised a point of order objecting to the Speaker’s announcement on a No-confidence Motion signed by about 30 Opposition Members, arguing that it was made without prior notice and under common announcements. He further contended that a properly filed No-confidence Motion should not be rejected on political grounds, citing parliamentary tradition and the need to preserve accountability.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order.
¶ 02 My first point of order is this: Your Announcement regarding the No-confidence Motion signed by about 30 Opposition Members was made under common Announcements without prior notice. That is improper, Hon. Speaker, because you did not provide prior notice; you did not have the courage of your conviction. Therefore, issuing that Announcement without prior notice is wrong.
¶ 03 My second point of order is this: In accordance with tradition, the Hon. Speaker shall not reject a properly filed No-confidence Motion on political grounds as that would undermine parliamentary accountability.
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10641