The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake objected to being prevented from asking a supplementary question under Standing Order 33(1), arguing that the rule permits any Member to ask up to two supplementary questions arising from an oral answer. He said that after the original questioner declined to ask a second supplementary, he should have been allowed to do so, and requested that Members be treated with more respect in exercising their right to ask questions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I am extremely disappointed in the manner we are treated in this House. Standing Order 33(1), which you asked me to refer to, clearly states: “Any Member may put not more than two supplementary questions on any such answer given under Standing Order 32; provided that such supplementary questions shall not introduce matters not included in the original question, and shall be put only for the purpose of further elucidating any matter arising out of an oral answer.” There is nothing preventing a second supplementary question by a Member. When the Hon. Member who asked the question declined to ask the second, I rose to ask it. Having been prevented then, I cannot now ask the Hon. Deputy Minister to answer it. Please show a little more respect when we ask questions.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21810