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The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna

Independent Group 17 - Jaffna· Jaffna· 5 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage Continued: Heads 124, 151, 331

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Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna objected to being limited to 30 seconds, stating that a point of order should be allowed one minute. He alleged that his phone was tapped in 2021 and that on the 23rd his party Leader wrote to the Police seeking his arrest without informing him, claiming the Leader was acting on another agenda.

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¶ 01 Why 30 seconds? A point of order is entitled to a minute. On the 31st there was a DCC meeting. In 2021, my phone was tapped. On the 23rd our Leader wrote to the Police to arrest me, without informing me. Since then, our Leader has been acting on your agenda. That is completely wrong. To arrest me—

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Hansard, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·No. 1742473561091594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2424