The Hon. Rohitha Abegunawardhana
Rohitha Abegunawardhana congratulated the Speaker on his appointment and urged him and the Leader of the House to follow past parliamentary practice regarding Party Leaders’ meetings. He noted that constituent parties in alliances had previously been allowed representation at such meetings and requested similar consideration for parties that contested under the NDF.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, first, congratulations on your appointment. I draw your and the Hon. Leader of the House’s attention to follow the precedents of past Parliaments. Several parties have named their leaders. In past Parliaments, when alliances contested (for example, under the SLPP, several parties were represented), the then Speaker and Leader of the House allowed leaders of constituent parties to attend the Party Leaders’ meeting upon democratic requests. We contested as the NDF with other parties. I request that you consider allowing representation of such constituent parties.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 December 2024 ·No. 1733459564028450 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abegunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29761