The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake

New Democratic Front· Badulla· 18 March 2025 ·Procedural: Privilege Question: Conduct at COPE Meeting Regarding Gem Lot

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Chamara Sampath Dasanayake requested that COPE members, including the Auditor General, be summoned and instructed on proper conduct. He also responded to personal remarks about his appearance, stating that such comments did not concern him but implying concern over the conduct of government members.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, please inform the COPE members. Summon them, including the Auditor General, and instruct them on proper conduct. I cannot cut off my belly. I am trying to reduce it, but it is not reducing. That is how I am. It is God-given. Even if it concerns some here, I have no issue. But Government Members—

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 18 March 2025 ·No. 1745915246032615 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 March 2025. No. 1745915246032615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8498