The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva raised a point of order citing Standing Order 86, which limits Members from speaking more than once on the same proposition except to clarify a misunderstood part of a speech or to raise a point of order. He objected that the Minister had already spoken for twenty minutes at the outset, implying that further remarks may breach parliamentary procedure.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, apologies for interrupting; this is an important point of order. Standing Orders No. 86 state:
¶ 02 “No Member shall speak more than once on any proposition before Parliament except— (a) in explanation of some material part of his speech which has been misunderstood, but without the introduction of any new matter; or (b) to a point of order.”
¶ 03 Hon. Presiding Member, the Hon. Minister spoke for twenty minutes at the start. I have been here fifteen years.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25949