The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera argued that, regardless of any wrongdoing or punishment involving the Member concerned, a privilege issue submitted to the Secretary-General should be allowed to be raised in the House. He said the matter could then be referred to the relevant Committee, and if the original letter was not received, the Member should be cautioned to resubmit it so the issue can be concluded procedurally.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, even if this Member has done wrong and is punished, that is not the issue. If he has submitted a Privilege issue to the Secretary-General, whether it is right or wrong, whether a privilege exists or not, he must be allowed to present it in the House, and then it should be referred to the relevant Committee. If you caution him to submit it—if the letter is not received, to submit anew—the issue ends there. Let us end it that way. He has an opportunity to raise it.
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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/21858