The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress· Digamadulla· 6 February 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Various (Q.3, Q.5, Q.6)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe objected to the Speaker preventing Members from raising questions on behalf of the public. He urged the Speaker to reconsider this approach, stating that previous Speakers had allowed such interventions and asking that the practice be changed.

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¶ 01 When we ask questions on behalf of the public, you do not allow it. Do not do that. You are our Leader, the Speaker of Parliament. Many distinguished Speakers have occupied that chair. You are the first to tell us this. Please change that.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 6 February 2026 ·No. 23270 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4610