10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 5 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Resolution to Remove Inspector-General of Police T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon

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M. Nizam Kariapper objected that his allotted speaking time had been reduced from seven minutes to three minutes, questioning how and why the change was made and whether the time had been taken from the Opposition. He declined to proceed with his speech in protest.

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¶ 01 In that event, Sir, I do not want to speak. I have been allotted seven minutes. How did it become three minutes? Why did they make it three minutes from seven minutes? I am not going to speak. I was informed that it was seven minutes. How it became three minutes, I just do not understand. Was that time taken from the Opposition? You can do whatever you want, Sir. I am sorry.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27976