The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a matter under Standing Order 92(2) concerning the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act, after the live telecast of his speech was suspended under a prior Speaker’s order. He questioned why privilege complaints he said he had submitted against Bimal Rathnayake, the Speaker, and a Minister had not been taken up, and alleged that he had been denied an opportunity to have them considered.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I raise this under Standing Order 92(2).
¶ 02 Please suspend the live telecast.
¶ 03 [At this stage, as per the Order made by Hon. Speaker on 19.03.2025, the live telecast of the Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna’s speech is suspended.]
¶ 04 Live telecast may be stopped. Your ruling is still in effect. I have no issue. Let me speak.
¶ 05 Under Standing Order 92(2), I speak about the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act. I raised a Privilege issue against Bimal Rathnayake three times. On the third time I gave you a letter. I am speaking in Sinhala but I also gave in Tamil under the Act. My Privilege issue has not been taken up to date. Why? Is it because I am a Tamil Member? I have given good answers; that is why I was brutally attacked for eight days. I have raised Privilege issues against you and the Hon. Minister for three days. Why am I not given an opportunity? What is the reason?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 8 May 2025 ·No. 1748426168056758 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21848