The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 17 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment

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Hon. Sunil Watagala supported Hon. Kaushalya Ariyaratne’s objection that Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara’s intervention was not a valid Point of Order. He argued that Jayasekara, as a senior MP, had used the procedure to gain an unfair political advantage and should not be allowed to do so under the guise of a Point of Order.

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¶ 01 At that time, what Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised was not a Point of Order, as Hon. Kaushalya Ariyaratne stated. As a senior MP, he used it to take an unfair political advantage by calling it a Point of Order. Therefore, she said not to use that opportunity as a Point of Order, Hon. Presiding Member.

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Source: Hansard, Monday, 17 March 2025 ·No. 1745486934006324 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2025. No. 1745486934006324. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12795