The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a point of order alleging a procedural breach under Standing Orders 29(1) and 29(2) regarding matters of privilege. He stated that he had submitted a privilege matter to the Speaker at 8.30 a.m. and received consent to raise it, but it was not included in the day’s schedule, questioning whether the rules were being applied differently to Government and Opposition members.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. Standing Orders 29(1), (2)—should I read it? I wish to clarify a violation of Standing Orders. I have the English version: at any time during the Session, a matter of Privilege can be raised. Under 29(2), the Speaker’s consent is needed. At 8.30 a.m. I gave you this Privilege matter; you said I could raise it. But it is not scheduled today. Why one rule for the Government side and another for the Opposition?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17561