The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 3 March 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Question and Points of Order

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake raised a procedural concern about time allocation during Oral Answers, noting that five Opposition questions took 35 minutes while four Government questions took 45 minutes. He asked whether a fairer distribution of parliamentary time could be ensured.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, after the Sitting began at 9.30 a.m., you took five minutes for your announcements. During Oral Answers, five Questions from the Opposition took 35 minutes; four Questions from the Government side took 45 minutes. I ask whether there can be fairness in the time allocation.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14822