Mr. Speaker

¶ 01 Madam Secretary-General, for the conduct of the business of the House, immediately take necessary steps to remove Hon. Chamara Sampath Dissanayake from the Chamber.

¶ 02 Hon. Chamara Sampath, you are behaving here contrary to the Rules.

¶ 03 Please remember, Hon. Chamara Sampath has no right to bring the judiciary into contempt.

¶ 04 The Court has delivered a decision, Hon. Member. Be ready to respect the Court.

¶ 05 There is no privilege being breached here. Hon. Chamara Sampath, as an accused person you cannot use parliamentary privilege to ridicule the judiciary, to bring into contempt a bail order given by the Court, and to subject it to criticism within Parliament.

¶ 06 Do not turn Parliament into a drama stage, Hon. Chamara Sampath.

¶ 07 Please, Hon. Members, take your seats. Please be seated.

¶ 08 The motion to adjourn: Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha. You have ten minutes. [Uproar.] Hon. Members, please take your seats. This is not a drama stage; not a kolam arena. You are making this into a kolam arena. Please, Hon. Members, be seated.

¶ 09 Hon. Chamara Sampath, I told you—this court order—take Hon. Chamara Sampath, who is disrupting the House, out of the Chamber. Implement that order. If you will not sit down—then implement that order.

¶ 10 Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, what is your point of Order?

¶ 11 Hon. Member, that is not a point of Order. Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, you have to wind up now. Your time is over.

¶ 12 Hon. Member, please stick to the Debate.

¶ 13 Hon. Member, you should stick to the Debate. Otherwise, I can stop you.

¶ 14 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the Opposition. You have 10 minutes.

¶ 15 Order, please! The Hon. Deputy Speaker will now take the Chair.