The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law
Namal Rajapaksa invoked Standing Order 91(1), reminding the Speaker that before allowing the Motion to proceed he must be satisfied that the debate would not substantially prejudice ongoing judicial proceedings and should state his view accordingly. He argued that the Standing Orders should be applied consistently to both Government and Opposition.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, it pertains to you. I am only reminding you: you must be satisfied that today’s debate will not cause substantial damage or prejudice to ongoing judicial proceedings, and state your view under SO 91(1) before the Motion is moved.
¶ 02 If we are to go by Standing Orders, then let us go by them consistently, not differently for Government and Opposition.
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