Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Sajith Premadasa requested additional time for the Opposition to speak, citing parliamentary practice and the need to present views. He asked the Government to clarify whether further electricity power cuts would occur, noting the presence of the subject Minister, and also raised concern that political reprisals were continuing.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I respectfully make a request. We did not convene today merely to conclude in a few minutes. Please allow us some time to speak.
¶ 02 As Leader of the Opposition, within parliamentary practice I should be allowed to present views. Refer to Erskine May and Kaul and Shakdher on parliamentary practice; they address this. So please listen briefly. I take this opportunity to raise the following: I will not take much time. With great respect, I request from the Government benches to provide clarity on issues the people are watching closely. Will there be further electricity power cuts? The subject Minister is present. What is the Government’s position?
¶ 03 Another matter is that political reprisals are continuing.
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