Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam objected to the handling of his question to the Prime Minister, stating that he had amended it under Standing Order requirements rather than withdrawing and replacing it at the last minute. He argued that the Government was avoiding answering on its position at the Geneva Human Rights Council, despite international calls for concrete action rather than assurances. He requested that Members be allowed to question the Prime Minister without such interventions being treated as attempts to initiate a debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, not to debate, Mr. Speaker, but please allow a Member to speak. Do not say we are trying to debate. We get to question the Hon. Prime Minister only once a month. If there is a problem, let me ask. Do not assume everything is a debate. Mr. Speaker, the notion that I withdrew my written question at the last minute and submitted another is incorrect. Under the Standing Orders, it has to be on a policy matter, and I was asked to amend it. I did not unilaterally change my question. However, I understand why there is reluctance to answer—because the Government cannot answer about the position it took at the Geneva Human Rights Council. This is an important issue, and the international community is watching. The international community has said, “Take action; no assurances.” In a situation where there are no actions—only promises—you are avoiding my question. That is unfair, Mr. Speaker.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18726