10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

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

Parliamentary Procedure
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Wasantha Samarasinghe objected to what he described as misuse of parliamentary time during adjournments. He argued that if the Opposition wished to make statements and leave without engaging, a separate day should be allocated for that purpose, emphasizing that such conduct was not consistent with parliamentary procedure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Parliament’s time is being misused. If the Opposition wants to speak and leave every morning and evening during adjournments, set aside a day for them to speak and go; we will come another day to respond. That is not our procedure.

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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/1399