The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana
Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana raised a point under Standing Order 92(2)(b) regarding the conduct of Committee proceedings. He alleged that the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development had summoned officials from entities not listed on its agenda, including the coal company and Lakvijaya Power Station, and argued that this was contrary to parliamentary practice. He requested an immediate investigation by the Speaker to protect the independence and proper procedure of committees.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I draw attention to Standing Order 92(2)(b). Proceedings in the Chamber and of Committees in the Parliamentary Complex must be conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders.
¶ 02 However, at 10.30 a.m. today, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, chaired by Hon. Marikkar, met. Officials from the LTL company, the Ministry of Power, and the new electricity companies were summoned to discuss their future plans as per the agenda. But officials from two entities outside the agenda were also summoned—officials of the coal company, coal plant, and Lakvijaya Power Station—contrary to the agenda. This is against parliamentary practice. We protested this and request the Hon. Speaker to immediately investigate and safeguard the independence of these committees.
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Cite as: The Hon. Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28623