The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 6 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Sinharaja Forest World Heritage Site Protection (Q. relating to B. Ariyawansha and points of order)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Raised a procedural concern that earlier Members were allowed broad latitude in questioning and received ministerial responses, while he was being treated differently. He asked the Chair to explain the apparent inconsistency in applying parliamentary procedure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to bring this to your attention: earlier, you allowed previous Members a wide latitude to ask questions, and the Minister answered. Why one consideration for them and a new one for me? That is my question.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17547