The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a procedural point regarding Standing Orders 92(1)(e) and 92(2)(b), arguing that a Member making a point of order may interrupt without needing the speaking Member to give way, except during a Division. He emphasized that points of order are limited to one minute and must not address the substantive question under consideration, and urged the Chair to apply this distinction correctly.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam, please refer to the Standing Orders. I am reading from the English version; you may have the Sinhala version and the numbers may differ. In English, Standing Order 92(2)(b) should be read with Standing Order 92(1)(e). Standing Order 92(1)(e) states:
¶ 02 “shall maintain silence while another Member is speaking and shall not interrupt unless the Member speaking gives way; …”
¶ 03 That is, unless it is a point of order. If it is a point of order, under Standing Order 92(2)(b) it states:
¶ 04 “In making a point of Order, a member may not speak for more than one minute and may not speak on the question under consideration.”
¶ 05 Madam, if it is a point of order, whatever the proceedings, unless there is a Division, we have the right to speak. So, you do not have to ask the Member who is speaking whether he gives way. Please understand that before sitting in the Chair. Thank you.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1746