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The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 11 September 2025 ·Debate: National Audit (Amendment) Bill Second Reading and Supplementary Estimates Debate

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Wasantha Samarasinghe responded to a claim by the Chief Opposition Organizer that government members “speak and go,” saying the Opposition could be given two full days to speak if the government were allowed to reply the following day. He argued that such conduct was not the government’s practice and questioned whether the Opposition had remained in the chamber to challenge the government’s points on farmers.

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¶ 01 If the Chief Opposition Organizer says, “We speak and go,” then give them two full days to speak; we will come the next day to reply. But that is not our practice. Did you even stay to question our points on farmers?

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Hansard, Thursday, 11 September 2025 ·No. 1758278142029989 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1356