Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a point of order questioning the Chair’s handling of a prior intervention, arguing that the current Speaker was allowed to speak for two and a half minutes despite a no-confidence motion being brought against him. He asked for clarification under the Standing Orders on whether a Member may speak when a party is mentioned, and alleged unequal treatment between the Government and Opposition in applying procedural rules.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. I do not know about you, but we are bringing a no-confidence motion against the current Speaker because there is no confidence in him. He spoke for two and a half minutes. Please explain how that was allowed as a point of order. There cannot be one rule for the Government and another for us. Going forward, you are going to be the Speaker. We are going to appoint you as Speaker. Then, when a party is mentioned, where in the Standing Orders does it say one can speak?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 24 September 2025 ·No. 1759815459006615 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 September 2025. No. 1759815459006615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20856