The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Wasantha Samarasinghe criticized the Opposition for allegedly disrupting proceedings after the Speaker’s ruling and using the incident for publicity. He said the Opposition had requested additional time for a debate at the Business Committee but was absent during it, including the Opposition Leader, whom he argued should have remained to represent the public and respond to the Government.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Opposition says they always stick to the point and that the Government created an issue. No. After the Speaker’s ruling, you jumped into the Well for a TV show. Yesterday evening too you were absent during the debate you begged for at the Business Committee—asking for more time since multiple parties would speak. Then the Opposition Leader also left. At minimum, he should have stayed to speak for the people and respond to Government.
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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/1375