The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 12 November 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters - Points of Order and Standing Order 27(2) clarifications

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra cited Standing Order 91(h), which prohibits Members from imputing improper motives to another Member or referring to a Member’s conduct or character in a derogatory manner. The intervention appears to raise a point of order concerning parliamentary decorum and language used in debate.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Standing Order 91(h) states:

¶ 02 “No Member shall impute improper motives to another Member, or allude to the conduct or character of a Member in a derogatory manner.”

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17279