Hon. Sajith Premadasa
Hon. Sajith Premadasa criticized the Government’s selective use of Standing Orders, arguing that they are suspended when politically convenient but invoked to deny the Opposition representation. He demanded that Standing Orders be suspended in this case to allow the Opposition to hold the Chair and majority in the relevant Committee, warning that the Government’s approach was moving toward a one-party State.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I did not receive a clear answer. You say you will act under Standing Orders, but the Government suspends Standing Orders when it wishes, and applies them when it suits. Here, too, Standing Orders could be suspended to give the Opposition the Chair and the majority in the Committee. The Government suspends Standing Orders when advantageous to it—this is building a one-party State.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13453