The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law
Rauff Hakeem requested that a fair solution be considered regarding an earlier procedural request before the House. He also raised concerns about the scheduled establishment of the Constitutional Council under Article 41A(1)(e), arguing that its composition should reflect Sri Lanka’s pluralistic character, including ethnic and social diversity. He noted uncertainty over the President’s nominee and questioned the absence of a Muslim representative after the Opposition Leader nominated a Sinhala Member, asking that the 11.00 a.m. vote be considered in that context.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, though the Hon. Leader of the House spoke generously, there are established practices here. I will not go into detail due to time. I request a fair solution as we have already made a request; please consider it.
¶ 02 On another matter, under the Constitution, at 11.00 a.m. today arrangements were scheduled to establish the Constitutional Council. Under Article 41A(1)(e), the composition should reflect the pluralistic character of Sri Lankan society, including professional and social diversity. There is a concern regarding composition. The President’s nominee is not known, and the Leader of the Opposition has already nominated a Sinhala Member; previously a Muslim Member had been nominated. Now there is an issue about nominating a Muslim representative. I request that the vote scheduled for 11.00 a.m. be considered in light of this concern.
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19528