The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 23 September 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: No-Confidence Motion and Speaker's Rulings

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Sajith Premadasa stated that the Opposition had no personal issue with Hon. Aruna Jayasekara, who was serving as Acting Minister of Defence. He raised a procedural point regarding the implications of bringing a no-confidence motion against a minister holding that acting defence portfolio, though the excerpt ends before the point is completed.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, respectfully, please allow me a brief moment to raise two small matters. We have no personal issues regarding Hon. Aruna Jayasekara. He is, as of today, the Acting Minister of Defence. When a no-confidence motion is brought against him—

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 23 September 2025 ·No. 1758876121024768 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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