The Hon. R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 10 September 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Points of Order regarding No-confidence Motion and Speaker's Ruling

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R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara raised a point of order objecting to the rejection in limine of a No-confidence Motion, arguing it was unprecedented and undermined democratic rights. He cited past precedents, including a 1978 motion against a Leader of the Opposition and examples from India, and argued that the Deputy Minister of Defence is accountable to Parliament because the President holds the defence portfolio. He requested the Speaker to reconsider the decision and linked the issue to demands for proper investigations into the Easter Sunday bombings.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order.

¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, the next one will be brought against you. We have a lot to say.

¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, if you do not protect our democratic rights, we will be compelled to act. To my knowledge, this is the first time a No-confidence Motion brought to Parliament has been rejected in limine. That is unprecedented.

¶ 04 Further, a No-confidence Motion has even been brought against a Leader of the Opposition in this Parliament — in 1978. You also cited the Lok Sabha; in India, a No-confidence Motion has been brought against a former Deputy Speaker. This Deputy Minister is unique because the President is the Minister of Defence and there is no separate Cabinet Minister. The Deputy Minister answers to Parliament on defence matters. Therefore—[Interruption.]

¶ 05 I request that you reconsider this.

¶ 06 This country faces a grave issue — the Easter Sunday bombings. You used that to come to power. We have demanded proper investigations.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 10 September 2025 ·No. 1758017450079419 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 September 2025. No. 1758017450079419. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10647