The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri invoked Standing Order 92(2)(a) to assert that any Member may raise a procedural question when a division is not in progress. He argued that the Standing Orders apply equally to Government and Opposition Members, and criticised a Minister for allegedly using procedural rules to conceal an inability to manage parliamentary business.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, Standing Order 92 has two parts: (a) and (b). Standing Order 92(2)(a) states: “Except when a division is in progress, a Member may raise a question as to whether the proper procedure has been or is being followed in Parliament in any business.” A Member may raise such a question. Read this: these are the books you read at that time. There is not one Standing Orders book for the Government and another for the Opposition. When you cannot manage, you should be ashamed to hide your inability behind these books, Hon. Minister. Be ashamed. There are places where we can prove this. Be ashamed. You were a Minister. We will prove it, if we can. We will prove it, if we can.
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- 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/23030