The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a Point of Order under Standing Order 27(1) seeking clarification on the proper procedure for submitting privilege matters or motions. He stated that Members are required to hand such documents to the Office of the Secretary-General, and objected to being directed instead to submit them to the Speaker or meet another officer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam, I rise to a Point of Order under Standing Order 27(1). Usually, when we move a Privilege matter or any Motion, we must hand it to the Office of the Secretary-General. However, often I am told to hand it to the Speaker, and then to meet a particular officer (PHI). I cannot do that. Under the Standing Orders, we must hand it to the Secretary-General’s Office. Please clarify—we can only hand it to the Secretary-General’s Office; we cannot do anything by meeting that officer.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20377