Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 5 December 2025 ·Debate: Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Budget Debate on Disaster Response and Government Allocations

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva raised a point of order objecting to the previous speaker’s reference to another Member’s personal affairs, including a court case number. Citing Standing Order No. 91(h), he argued that such references were improper, did not imply guilt, and should be expunged from the record to maintain parliamentary decorum.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise with dismay regarding a point made by the previous speaker. Under Standing Order No. 91(h), we are not to refer to the personal affairs of another Member. I even heard a case number mentioned. A person may be challenged in court; that does not mean guilt. Such references should be expunged. Personal details should not be mentioned here. There is a decorum in this House. I am a senior Member; we have not heard such references here. It is not correct.

¶ 02 Thank you.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 5 December 2025 ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2025. No. 23059. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23473