The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake raised a point concerning parliamentary procedure and the rights of Members to receive satisfactory answers to questions asked on behalf of the public. He urged the Speaker to maintain decorum and protect MPs’ interests, arguing that inadequate or inaccurate responses undermine parliamentary accountability. He further claimed that the matter involved infringements of Articles 148, 149 and 150 of the Constitution, relating to parliamentary control over public finance.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, you are here to protect the interests of the Members of Parliament. We ask Questions on behalf of the people, not on behalf of any government or the Opposition. Kindly ensure decorum is maintained in Parliament. When I ask a Question here, I do expect a satisfactory answer and not a statement read out, which lacks any fundamental truth. This Parliament mainly runs on the Constitution. It is an infringement of Articles 148, 149 and 150.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30335