The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 6 February 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters and Points of Order

Parliamentary Procedure

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Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a point of order under Standing Order 92(2), addressing the Prime Minister’s earlier statement that the Open University of Sri Lanka and the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University are universities. He asked the Prime Minister to clarify the basis on which those institutions are designated as universities.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, since the Hon. Prime Minister is in the House, I wish to ask a brief point of Order under Standing Order 92(2). Hon. Prime Minister, you stated in reply to a question that the Open University and the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University are universities. I wish to ask how the Open University of Sri Lanka and General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University are designated as universities.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/692