The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised a Point of Order under Standing Order 114, referring to the 2015 precedent of appointing an Opposition Member as Chair of COPE. He requested the President, Prime Minister, Leader of the House and Chief Government Whip to allocate the Chairs of COPE and COPA to the Opposition, citing the importance of those committees, and asked for a response from the Leader of the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a Point of Order.
¶ 02 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to raise this under Standing Order 114.
¶ 03 When the Committee of Selection nominated Members to Committees in 2015, the Chair of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) was given to the Opposition—Hon. Sunil Handunnetti was appointed—setting a good precedent. His Excellency the President sat in that Parliament then. With your permission, I respectfully request His Excellency the President, the Hon. Prime Minister, the Leader of the House, and the Chief Government Whip to grant the Chair of COPE to the Opposition and maintain that tradition. It is a very important Committee. We especially request His Excellency the President that the Chairs of both COPE and COPA be given to the Opposition. We look forward to a response from the Leader of the House.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12152