The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera objected that a question he had raised the previous Tuesday had still not been answered, rejecting the explanation that it was being asked for the first time and criticizing Ministers’ failure to provide responses. He further raised points of order alleging that a Member had made an insulting gesture and demanded an apology, noting that other Members had witnessed it.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I will ask that Question. Last Tuesday I did not receive an answer to my Question. I hope it will be answered today.
¶ 02 Sir, I rise to a point of order.
¶ 03 Mr. Speaker, you cannot say there is no answer because it is the first day the Question is asked. We too have come here spending valuable time. If they cannot do the job, they should go. Not only the corrupt but also the incompetent must go.
¶ 04 He made an insulting gesture. I will not repeat it; it does not suit me. He should apologize. All Members saw it.
¶ 05 Sir, I rise to a point of order! He pointed his finger like this.
¶ 06 Sir, I rise to a point of order!
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- Hansard, Friday, 20 March 2026 ·No. 23396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2026. No. 23396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8329