The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna raised a procedural concern under Standing Order No. 33(2), stating that the Chair may limit time for supplementary questions and answers but should apply such limits consistently. He argued that allowing one Member to continue while silencing another undermines parliamentary procedure, noting that some Members are given only 10 to 15 seconds.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, Standing Order No. 33(2) states, I quote: “The Speaker may limit the time allowed for raising of supplementary questions and answers thereto.” If the Chair simply silences a Member while allowing another to continue indefinitely, this is not Parliament. Please consider this. We are given only 10–15 seconds.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13681