The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Hambantota· 22 July 2025 ·Procedural: Questions of Privilege: Incidents at Airport and COPE Committee

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Dilip Wedaarachchi objected to conduct he viewed as undermining the dignity of Members of Parliament and appealed to the Deputy Speaker to safeguard parliamentary respect and decorum. He stressed that MPs should act with self-respect and added that those who have consumed alcohol should not drive vehicles.

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¶ 01 This sort of conduct cannot continue. We are not like masons fixing doors and windows of houses. We are important people who have come to Parliament.

¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I earnestly request you to protect our dignity and conduct politics accordingly. We are people who live with self-respect. If we have eaten and drunk, we do not drive vehicles.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13705