The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Hon. Ajith P. Perera argued that ministerial answers to parliamentary questions must reflect the facts as at the date the question was asked. He said that if a dual citizen was serving as an Ambassador at that time, this should have been disclosed, along with any subsequent resignation or removal. He further contended that the Government had avoided addressing a conflict of interest issue and called for any mistake to be acknowledged to prevent recurrence.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I respond to the Hon. Leader of the House because this is important. The Minister must answer with reference to the time the Question is asked. If at that time a dual citizen held an Ambassador post, that should be disclosed, and then the Minister can say, “Now it has been resolved; he was removed,” or “He has resigned.” But that was not said. They are also evading the conflict of interest question. As the Hon. Member says, that person continues in office. This is serious, Hon. Leader of the House. If there was a mistake, it should have been revealed to prevent recurrence. Answers should be given relevant to the date the Question was asked.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 June 2025. No. 1750753418078417. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28356