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The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 27 November 2025 ·Oral question: Standing Order 27(2) Question and Procedural Matters

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Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva raised a point of order under Standing Order No. 28, citing the provision on motions arising from the business of the day. He questioned the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy’s previous statement that a tender for 15 million polycarbonate cards would be changed to 5 million, arguing that such a change was not permissible and referring to the tender document issued that morning.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order under Standing Order No. 28. It states that, unless otherwise directed, notice shall be given of any motion, except the following. Under SO 28(g): “A motion arising out of the business of the day immediately after that business is disposed of and before any fresh matter is entered upon.”

¶ 02 My question relates to the Hon. Deputy Minister of Digital Economy’s answer yesterday. A tender had been called for 15 million polycarbonate cards. The Hon. Minister said it would be changed to 5 million. We argued that this could not be done. Yet this morning the tender document—

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Hansard, Thursday, 27 November 2025 ·No. 23013 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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