The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kurunegala· 20 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Presidential Vehicle Pool Management (Q.19/2025)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a point of order citing Standing Order 91(u), challenging the Chair’s position that remarks made without a microphone would not be recorded in Hansard. He argued that gestures do not require a microphone and stated that he had witnessed the gesture in question.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order. I draw your attention to Standing Order 91(u). You said remarks without a microphone will not be in Hansard, but gestures can be made without a mic. He made a gesture; I too saw it. That does not need a microphone.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 20 March 2026 ·No. 23396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2026. No. 23396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8332