The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera raised a Point of Order after being named, arguing that consent for a supplementary question can be given verbally or by conduct. He contended that, after the first supplementary question was asked without objection, Hon. Ravi Karunanayake was effectively permitted to ask the second, despite later claims that only one question was intended.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a Point of Order.
¶ 02 Since my name was mentioned, I must intervene. I am happy about one thing: for the last five months, no one mocked the NPP Members; they were serious. Today, even after a major defeat, they have come in with good humour. It is good that our Hon. Member presented this.
¶ 03 On the point at issue, consent can be expressed verbally or by a gesture. After the first Supplementary Question was asked by the Member, there was no objection when Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked the second Supplementary Question. When seniors on his side said they disagreed, he now says he intended to ask only one Question. But he gave the opportunity. He said he would ask one; there were two opportunities; he consented to the remaining one. Therefore, practically, Sir,—
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21834