The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva raised a point of order under Standing Order 91(c), objecting to an allegation that someone had acted improperly using his name. He requested that the Members who made the statement provide the relevant information before the next sitting day and that the matter be referred through the Speaker to the Committee on Public Finance, after which he said he would take further steps.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, it is a major issue. In my 15 years in Parliament, this is the first time such a thing happened.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I draw your attention to Standing Order 91(c), which states:
¶ 03 “No Member shall impute improper motives to another Member, nor allude to the private affairs of another Member.”
¶ 04 An allegation was made here that using my name someone had done something improper. Therefore, I request that those who made that statement, before the next sitting day, kindly provide us with that information. Please refer it to the Committee on Public Finance via the Speaker. After that I am ready to take the next steps.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24835