Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara stated that the opposition had not presented a motion of censure, contrary to the Leader of the House’s characterization. He questioned the authority of the Deputy Minister of Defence, noting that the office has staff and facilities but arguing that, if powers have not been formally delegated or gazetted, the Army Commander and others should not act on his instructions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, briefly: the Hon. Leader of the House said this is a motion of censure. We have not presented that; that is the first point. Second, regarding Mervyn Silva and Mahinda Ratnatilaka — Mervyn Silva was functioning as Minister of Labour. Who is this? This is the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Government. He has a staff of 15, a Private Secretary, security — all facilities. If he has no power, then I say to the Commander of the Army and all others: do not accept anything he says. Why? Because power has not been delegated; if not gazetted, how are his directions accepted?
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Cite as: Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1090