The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Raised a point of order citing Standing Order 92(2), questioning whether permission had been obtained to refer to a Member who was absent from the Chamber. He also invoked the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act, alleging that he had been threatened within the parliamentary precincts and demanding immediate arrest, stating that previous CID complaints had not resolved the matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I am on my feet.
¶ 02 I am accustomed to speaking here with points. Under Standing Order 92(2), if a Member’s name is mentioned when he is not in the Chamber, he must seek your leave to raise it later. Did he obtain your permission? If we must follow Standing Orders, let us do so equally. Secondly, under the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act, if someone harasses or threatens an MP within the precincts, he should be arrested. Section 27 and Schedule Part B are clear. Parliament cannot adjudicate it; it is an offence. This is a severe threat to my life. He should be arrested now. I do not believe you will arrest him. Complaints to CID have not helped. He said to me, “If you come to Puttalam, I will kill you.”
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- Hansard, Friday, 21 November 2025 ·No. 22936 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 November 2025. No. 22936. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6314