The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper raised a procedural objection to allegedly degrading remarks by a preceding Member and requested action under Standing Order 79, warning that a special motion may otherwise be considered. He then urged the Government to use existing legal provisions for digitalization, citing Section 87 of the Anti-Corruption Act as enabling a centralized digital system for asset and liability declarations, and criticized continued reliance on large volumes of paper forms for local authorities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson, we engage in politics here, but we must also consider discipline. Some Members, using the latitude to digress, speak in extremely degrading ways—as did the Member who spoke before me. I request, with respect, that action be taken under Standing Order 79. Otherwise, we may have to move a special motion against him. I will stop on that matter.
¶ 02 On digitalization, I reiterate: instead of long-winded expositions and unnecessary expenditure, let us use existing legal frameworks. I told the Hon. Minister of Justice that Section 87 of the Anti-Corruption Act provides for a centralized, digitalized asset and liabilities declaration system. Yet I was asked to bring a lorry to load forms for just 95 local authorities. Imagine 350!
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19067