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The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 7 January 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Death of Pigs Due to Epidemic Disease and Procedural Matters (Q.187/2024)

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Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a question of parliamentary privilege, stating that he had written to the Speaker on 18 December about not being allocated speaking time and had not received a response by 7 January. He said that despite the Speaker writing to the Leader of the Opposition, he still had not been given time to speak, and requested an answer on the matter.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, good morning. I wrote to you on 18 December stating that my Parliamentary Privilege has been breached. I am not being allocated time to speak. Today is 07 January. I have not received a response. You have written to the Leader of the Opposition, but I still have not been given time to speak. If so, there is no point in my coming to Parliament. I come from Jaffna, but there is no use—I just sit and go back. Please provide an answer.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 7 January 2025 ·No. 1736487038022510 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15961