The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
Gayantha Karunathilleka stated that three civil society nominees to the Constitutional Council had been agreed by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition under Article 41A of the Constitution. He said there was no objection to the nominees, but requested that their approval follow the proper parliamentary procedure, including entry in the Order Book and consideration after the period required by Standing Orders.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, regarding Article 41A of the Constitution, it was informed at the Party Leaders’ meeting that three civil society persons have been identified by mutual agreement of the Hon. Prime Minister and the Hon. Leader of the Opposition to be nominated to the Constitutional Council. When presenting those respected names for the approval of this House, we pointed out that, for the dignity of those offices, the proper procedure should be followed. We have no objection to the names agreed by the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader; we only stressed that they be entered in the Order Book and brought after the stipulated period under Standing Orders, rather than rushed through. That is what I wanted to inform the House.
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14450