The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the preliminary inquiry concerns the appointment, qualifications, selection, and confirmation of the Deputy Secretary-General, not allegations against the Speaker. He said any challenge should address whether the appointment was proper and lawful and whether the qualifications submitted were accurate.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I speak because the country is being misled. This preliminary inquiry does not concern whether the Deputy Secretary-General made allegations against the Speaker or any complaint against you. It is about his appointment, qualifications, selection as Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General, and confirmation in that post. The investigation and the report presented relate to the propriety of his appointment. If anyone wishes to challenge anything, let it be whether the appointment was proper and lawful and whether the qualifications presented were correct—not anything else.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8770