The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa objected to the manner in which questions on education were being raised, saying they did not produce useful work for either those asking or answering. He proposed that education issues be taken up in a dedicated debate, even for six hours if necessary, while respecting Standing Orders and parliamentary traditions. He requested the Leader of the Opposition to reconsider the approach to such questioning so Parliament could function more effectively.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Then it is very easy for the Minister to give an answer. Likewise, that answer is also important for you all. When questions are asked in this manner, there is no work for those who ask or those who answer. These are good matters for a debate one day. Let us have a debate on education, taking even six hours if needed. While respecting the Standing Orders and parliamentary traditions, if we are to make Parliament a place that gets work done, we must focus on this. I therefore request the Hon. Leader of the Opposition to pay attention to this. Hon. Leader of the Opposition, it is not possible to proceed by asking questions like this.
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