The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna raised a point of order citing Standing Order 92(2)(b), which limits points of order to one minute and bars members from speaking on the question under consideration. He objected to presiding members other than the Speaker allowing only shorter periods such as 10, 20, or 30 seconds, and requested that they be instructed to apply the Standing Order correctly.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I am raising a point of order. Standing Order No. 92(2)(b) states, I quote:
¶ 02 “In making a point of order, a member may not speak for more than one minute and may not speak on the question under consideration.”
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, except for you, others who take the Chair say they will give ten seconds, twenty seconds. Can time be given like that, Hon. Speaker? It was said even thirty seconds. That cannot be. Please tell the others. Give them a small class on how to do it. It clearly says “one minute.” When we rise, they say like to a dog: ten seconds, five seconds.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3196