Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 9 July 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Points of Order on Question Time Conduct

Parliamentary Procedure

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake objected to the Speaker allowing a Point of Order during a Member’s question to the Prime Minister, arguing that it interrupted the Member’s Standing Order right to ask supplementary questions. He urged that the established procedure be respected and stated that the intervention did not constitute a proper Point of Order.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, when a Member poses a question to the Hon. Prime Minister and has the right to ask supplementaries under the Standing Orders, you permitted a Point of Order in between. While Points of Order can be raised, we must respect the Member’s right to follow the process; otherwise, the flow breaks. I draw your and Members’ attention to this, and note that what was raised was not a proper Point of Order.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 9 July 2025 ·No. 1752660241032216 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9148