Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne

25 July 2025 ·Opening: Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements

Parliamentary Procedure

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Parliament was informed that, following the resignation of Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyaaratchi, the Committee of Selection had nominated Hon. Nishantha Jayawira to serve on both the Committee on Public Finance and the Committee on Ways and Means under Standing Order 130(3). The Chair also announced that a motion may be moved to refer matters raised by Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna under a Question of Privilege on 9 May 2025, concerning suspension of live telecasts based on misleading allegations, to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. Papers were presented and agreed to.

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¶ 01 The Parliament met at 9.30 a.m., MR. SPEAKER [THE HON. (DR.) JAGATH WICKRAMARATNE] in the Chair.

¶ 02 ANNOUNCEMENTS

¶ 03 Committee on Public Finance: Substitution of Member

¶ 04 Due to the resignation of Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyaaratchi from his office as a Member of Parliament, in terms of Standing Order 130(3), the Committee of Selection on 24 July 2025 nominated Hon. Nishantha Jayawira to serve on the Committee on Public Finance.

¶ 05 Committee on Ways and Means: Substitution of Member

¶ 06 Due to the resignation of Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyaaratchi from his office as a Member of Parliament, in terms of Standing Order 130(3), the Committee of Selection on 24 July 2025 nominated Hon. Nishantha Jayawira to serve on the Committee on Ways and Means.

¶ 07 PRIVILEGE: Suspension of Live Telecast of Speeches Based on Misleading Allegations

¶ 08 A motion may be moved to refer the matters raised by Hon. (666) Ramanathan Archchuna under a Question of Privilege on 09 May 2025 to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.

¶ 09 PAPERS PRESENTED

¶ 10 Question put, and agreed to.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 25 July 2025 ·No. 1754382585021621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Speaker - The Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10985