The Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· National List· 3 February 2026 ·Debate: Debate: Regulations under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act (continued)

Parliamentary Procedure

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Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe raised a procedural objection, arguing that Ministers should not speak at will during the proceedings. He said only the relevant subject Minister should respond to the matter under discussion and asked the Chair not to permit an improper Point of Order.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, Ministers cannot get up and speak whenever they please. Only the subject Minister must reply to the matter at hand. If not, please do not permit this Point of Order; he cannot just rise at any time.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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