The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara said the concern was not with the Speaker or the Constitutional Council personally, but with the failure to conclude the appointment process for the head of the National Audit Office. He argued that if the senior-most officer can serve in an acting capacity, there should be a proper decision on a substantive appointment, and emphasized that the Constitutional Council should act independently rather than as a rubber stamp of the President. He also called for the process to be free from interference, including from government figures or personal contacts.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you. Mr. Speaker, our issue is not with you or the Constitutional Council. We are not blaming you. We are saying the Council has not concluded this. The Council is not the President’s rubber stamp. You have not raised your hands for every name he has sent, and that is good. We are saying: do what should be done. If the senior-most officer acting as head of the National Audit Office can handle the acting position, why can he not be appointed substantively? This decision must be taken properly. No one should interfere—not even the Government Chief Organizer; no friends should be sent.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17604