The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake objected to the Leader of the Opposition’s conduct during a question under Standing Order 27(2), arguing that he had departed from the notified question and improperly directed an additional question to the Prime Minister. He asked the Deputy Speaker to require the Leader of the Opposition to withdraw the remark telling the Chair not to “jump in the middle,” describing it as unacceptable in the context of rising tensions in the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, tempers are high. Yesterday someone shouted an insult at the Speaker; today someone insulted the Government’s Chief Organizer; now the Leader of the Opposition tells you not to “jump in the middle.” Hon. Leader of the Opposition, first say whether you withdraw that remark.
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, under SO 27(2) he must ask his notified question; the Minister is ready. He misused the opportunity to ask another question from the Prime Minister. We tolerated that. When you tried to guide him, he told you not to “jump in the middle.” That is not acceptable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/740