The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna objected to what he viewed as unequal application of parliamentary procedure, arguing that points of order should not be allowed unless the relevant Standing Order is cited. He referred to a prior incident in which he was removed for failing to cite a Standing Order and urged the Chair to apply the same rule consistently to other Members, including “159,” while maintaining the dignity of the Chair.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, give me 20 seconds. Now I must say this: one law for the Government and one law for us. Now you give a point of order without any basis. At least before you sit on that Chair, sir, read the Standing Orders. Our Speaker ordered that before raising a point of order, the Standing Order must be cited. One day I was sent out for not citing it. If so, send 159 out. Therefore, when you sit in that Chair, please maintain its dignity.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 September 2025. No. 1759815459006615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20946