The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development
The Minister responded to a point of Order raised under Standing Order 92(a), stating that the provision prohibits Members from crossing the floor of the House. He also cited Standing Order 92(2)(a), noting that a point of Order should be raised in under one minute, whereas the Member had spoken for about half an hour, and requested that the Chair refer to the actual wording of the Standing Orders.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Hon. Member raised a point of Order under Standing Order 92 (a). Under Standing Order 92 (a) it states that a Member shall not cross the floor of the House. Under Standing Order 92(2)(a) it says that when raising a point of Order, one must speak for less than a minute. He spoke for about half an hour. Those are what are in Standing Orders 92 (a) and 92(2)(a). Please see what is actually there: do not cross the floor.
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- Hansard, Friday, 7 February 2025 ·No. 1739786070060795 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23017