The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna cited Standing Order 118(2) to argue that complaints concerning breaches of the Code of Conduct or parliamentary privileges must be examined by the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. He maintained that the Speaker should not decide whether a matter constitutes a privilege issue and requested that the Secretariat be informed of this procedural position.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, please take the English Standing Orders. Let me read Standing Order 118(2). It concerns the Committee on Ethics and Privileges. I quote:
¶ 02 “(a) A complaint that is submitted to the Parliament, by a Member of Parliament... with reference to a matter in respect to a violation of ethics and rules of the Code of Conduct of the Members of Parliament or a violation of the Privileges of the Parliament or a Member of Parliament, shall be examined,...”
¶ 03 Thus, the duty is with the Committee, not the Speaker. The Speaker cannot decide whether it is a matter of privilege; the Committee should decide. Please inform your Secretariat accordingly.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2026. No. 23118. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4839