The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 12 November 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters - Points of Order and Standing Order 27(2) clarifications

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna invoked Standing Order 27(2) to raise a matter of urgent public importance, noting that such questions may be asked by the Leader of the Opposition or a recognized party leader. He stated that he had already spoken to the Minister of Health and Mass Media, and began to raise an issue concerning Jaffna in Tamil, but the provided excerpt is incomplete and does not state the substantive matter.

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¶ 01 Sir, Standing Order 27(2), second paragraph, states, I quote:

¶ 02 “Provided that, any question relating to a matter of urgent public importance may be asked by the Leader of the Opposition or a leader of a recognized political party at the conclusion of questions ...”

¶ 03 I have already spoken to the Minister of Health and Mass Media. I will say that in Tamil.

¶ 04 இன்று யாழ்ப்பாணத்திலே —

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17284