The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna stated that a windscreen pass was issued to him on 22 January, two days after he was stopped on 20 January, and asked that the relevant signed documents be checked. He complained that officers treated the pass as forged and rejected the official seal and signature, arguing that this obstructed his travel to Parliament and amounted to a breach of his parliamentary privileges.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 No, Hon. Speaker, it was granted on the 22nd of January. Please go and check the documents which I signed. I was stopped on the 20th and it was given to me only after two days.
¶ 02 [Expunged on the order of the Chair.]
¶ 03 To my astonishment, the officers categorically dismissed the windscreen pass as a “forged document” and further refused to acknowledge the validity of the official seal and signature. This act of disregard not only impeded my ability to continue my journey but also, in my view, constitutes a palpable violation of my Parliamentary Privileges, particularly my right to attend the Parliamentary Session without hindrance. Such actions, I believe, undermine the sanctity of the Parliamentary institution and degrade its authority.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26807