The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 24 October 2025 ·Procedural: Point of Order and Procedural Matters - Budget-related Discussion

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake criticized the Government’s handling of Opposition questions, suggesting that replies on fiscal and monetary matters were being deferred until after the Budget. He argued that this appeared to be a pattern intended to limit the Opposition’s ability to scrutinize the Government.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, if that is the response on fiscal matters, I fear my monetary question will get the same reply—answers after the Budget? It appears a pattern to disable the Opposition.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28779