The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka requested clarification on the status of a No-confidence Motion handed over by Opposition MPs on 12 August and acknowledged by the Speaker on 19 August. He said the Speaker had sought reports from the Parliamentary Secretariat and the Attorney-General on its admissibility and possible impact on court proceedings, and asked that both reports be tabled for the information of the MPs who submitted the Motion.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on 12th August, Opposition MPs handed over this No-confidence Motion to you. On 19th August, you announced to the House that you had received it and that you would study it further and give a ruling. Later, at the Party Leaders’ meeting — the Committee on Parliamentary Business — when we asked you, you said you had sought a report from the Secretariat on whether it was admissible, and you had also obtained advice from the Attorney-General on whether the Motion would interfere with court proceedings. As far as we know, you have received both reports.
¶ 02 We need to know their contents. We believe the Attorney-General has advised that there is no legal impediment to bringing a No-confidence Motion and that it would not affect judicial proceedings. We also need to know what the Secretariat’s report says. Please table both reports for the information of those who submitted the Motion.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10643