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The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 17 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage (Heads 110, 112, 228-236, 326)

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Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a point of order under Standing Order 92(a) to correct an earlier reference, clarifying that the receptionist mentioned was male and not female. He also noted that the Constitution accords Buddhism the foremost place.

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¶ 01 Sir, Standing Order 92(a) states, I quote:

¶ 02 “A member may in any proceedings question whether proper procedures have been or are being followed by making a point of order except at a time when a division is in progress.”

¶ 03 Sir, the point is, I made reference to your Secretary having a problem with a receptionist, who is not a lady but a male. I want to correct it.

¶ 04 Also, I wish to state that the Constitution provides to give the foremost place to Buddhism.

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Hansard, Monday, 17 November 2025 ·No. 22912 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 November 2025. No. 22912. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2528