The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament
Bimal Rathnayake welcomed the Speaker’s determination on the matter and reminded the House that, under Standing Orders, a Speaker’s ruling cannot be debated. He argued that there was therefore no valid point of order, and contrasted past government pressure on the Judiciary with what he described as current attempts by others to pressure it.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, first, we appreciate that you have delivered a determination on this very important matter after a thorough study. I kindly request the House to listen. There is one matter: under the Standing Orders, once you have given a Ruling, it cannot be debated. Historically, governments have more often tried to pressure the Judiciary. But what is happening today? Now it is they who are trying to pressure the Judiciary. Hon. Speaker, once you have given a Ruling, it cannot be debated; therefore there is no point of order here.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1543