The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana
Dr. Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana objected to the Presiding Member’s handling of speaking time, alleging that Hon. Hector Appuhamy’s microphone had been switched off while Government Members were allowed additional time from the front bench. The Presiding Member responded that the time allocation had been done by agreement and asked the Member not to disrupt proceedings.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, before I begin, let me say this: during Hon. Hector Appuhamy’s speech, you switched off his microphone, but when Government Members spoke, you gave them others’ time from the front bench.
¶ 02 No, that was done by agreement, Hon. Member.
¶ 03 Dividing time both ways! That is unfair.
¶ 04 No, no, do not disrupt.
¶ 05 Hon. Presiding Member, nevertheless, my clarification—
¶ 06 Hon. Member, that has been clarified.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28702