The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara rejected remarks made in his absence by Hon. Kaushalya Ariyaratne that he had lowered the dignity of Parliament. He said he had only questioned Hon. Ranil, who was in the Chair at the time, about an unsubstantiated claim to a doctoral degree, and denied misusing the House or referring to Standing Orders. He also referenced vote totals from Gampaha for Hon. Ranil and the NPP in the last election.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, during my absence my name was mentioned and Hon. Kaushalya Ariyaratne had made a speech. I asked only one question. She had said I disgraced the dignity of Parliament. It was not I who did so. I raised a question from the Hon. Ranil (referring to the Chair at the time) who said he had a doctoral degree that cannot be substantiated. I did not misuse this House. Therefore, her statement is entirely wrong. I did not speak about the Standing Orders either. I only asked him a question. He obtained 103,000 votes from Gampaha. Likewise, the NPP obtained 800,000 votes in Gampaha at the last election.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2025. No. 1745486934006324. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12790