The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Badulla· 7 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Answers to Questions and Second Round Questions

Parliamentary Procedure

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Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural objection under Standing Order 92(a), asserting that Members may point out when parliamentary business is being exceeded. He cautioned the Deputy Speaker against allowing the Sergeant-at-Arms to assume functions associated with the Speaker and emphasized the need to preserve proper parliamentary authority and procedure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, under Standing Order 92 (a), if one goes out of the business of Parliament, at any moment Members have the right to show it. Do not make the Sergeant-at-Arms the Speaker, Hon. Deputy Speaker. To be Speaker, throughout history... I am telling you this because once you become Speaker...

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 7 February 2025 ·No. 1739786070060795 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23009