The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 3 December 2024 ·Procedural: Procedural: Points of Order and Standing Orders Clarifications (Vote on Account, Ministry Advisory Committees, Party Leaders' Agreement)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Rauff Hakeem stated that although party leaders had agreed on the matter, the proper parliamentary procedure had not been followed. He argued that a formal notice to suspend the Standing Orders should have been given before taking up the issue, and identified that omission as the procedural problem.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, it is true that we agreed at the Party Leaders’ Meeting. However, what should have been done here is to make a formal Notice to suspend the Standing Orders and then take this up. That was not done. That is the issue.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 December 2024 ·No. 1733459564028450 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29702