Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 10 November 2025 ·Debate: Adjourned Debate on Budget Bill – Second Reading

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe raised a point of order objecting to a reference by Hon. Chamara Sampath to a Ministry Secretary’s ethnicity. He requested that Members refrain from referring to public officials by ethnicity or religion during debate.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. Among the matters raised by Hon. Chamara Sampath, he referred to the Ministry Secretary as “a Dravidian” (Tamil). Hon. Member, do not refer to a Secretary’s ethnicity or religion. [Interruption] No, no—please do not take our time.

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Source: Hansard, Monday, 10 November 2025 ·No. 22753 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 November 2025. No. 22753. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20515