The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 5 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate on Vote on Account and Procedural Matters (with Chair exchanges and points of order)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara requested that the Opposition be given sufficient time and space to speak in Parliament. He noted that while the Government holds a majority of 159 members, there are 66 Opposition members whose views should not be suppressed.

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¶ 01 Please wait a moment, Hon. Leader of the House. Give us time to speak. Please allow me to speak. That is all we ask. Hon. Speaker, the Government has a majority of 159. Likewise, remember that there are 66 in the Opposition. Therefore, give us some space to raise our voice, because that voice cannot be suppressed.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 5 December 2024 ·No. 1734081038099638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2024. No. 1734081038099638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12512