The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath objected to an interruption, stating that he had not named or quoted any Member and that Standing Orders did not justify the intervention. He requested that any time lost be restored and argued that the Opposition should “restart” its politics, referring to fear-based claims made during the election campaign about what would happen if his side came to power.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I did not mention any name. The Member who spoke before could be you or someone else; I did not name anyone. If I had named a Member, they still could not intervene merely because a name was mentioned; the Standing Orders are clear. I did not quote anyone. Please allow me to clarify my points. If time is taken from me, I request that it be returned. I did not name or quote anyone. I believe the Opposition needs to restart its politics. Some feared that if we came to power, their beards would be shaved off—that even shaving would be prohibited—and voted against us out of such fears.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 February 2025. No. 1741001658041256. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25039