The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa raised a procedural objection, arguing that a Supreme Court determination on a Bill should first be communicated to Parliament through the Speaker before being made public. He said the reported public announcement of its contents, along with an election timetable including nomination and polling dates, violated parliamentary procedure and infringed the privileges of the Speaker and all Members.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, when the Supreme Court examines petitions on a Bill and reaches a determination, it is sent to you to inform this House. Here, your privilege and the collective privilege of all 225 Members have been violated because the content was announced to the country before the process concluded through you. If the Supreme Court determination exists, we asked why you have not announced it. You have answered. But the procedure has been violated. How was it publicly announced? I also referred to the election timetable being read out with nomination and poll dates. There is a serious issue and, in my view, your privilege has been infringed, Hon. Speaker.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26707