Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 14 February 2025 ·Procedural: Points of Order and Procedural Matters: Supreme Court Determination and Parliamentary Procedures

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that a Member raising a point of order must cite the relevant Standing Order and follow established parliamentary procedure. He emphasized that matters of urgent public importance cannot be raised arbitrarily under the guise of a point of order.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, he must cite the relevant Standing Order for his point of order. There is a procedure when speaking on matters of urgent public importance. Mr. Speaker, one cannot say anything under a “point of order” as one pleases.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 14 February 2025 ·No. 1739959022084634 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 February 2025. No. 1739959022084634. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24442