The Hon. Vijitha Herath

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Gampaha· 18 June 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Adjournment Motion Dispute and House Adjournment

Parliamentary Procedure

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The Hon. Vijitha Herath stated that an Adjournment Motion cannot proceed if the Member who submitted it is absent from the House. He emphasized that this is an established and straightforward parliamentary procedure.

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¶ 01 No, there is no such method. If the Member who submitted the Adjournment Motion is not in the House, there is no Adjournment Motion. This is not something new; it is very simple.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 18 June 2025 ·No. 1751280704002343 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Vijitha Herath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 June 2025. No. 1751280704002343. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6858