Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern regarding an unanswered question submitted by the Opposition Leader, noting the contradiction between the Government's Chief Organizer encouraging questions to be asked while failing to provide a response to the one already submitted. The speaker also requested the opportunity to complete his remarks without interruption.

## Summary The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri invoked Standing Order 27(3) to assert that a question may only be rejected on the grounds of inadmissibility, and that in such cases, the Speaker or presiding authority is obligated to explicitly state the grounds for that rejection. The statement appears to be a procedural challenge or reminder regarding the proper handling of a submitted question.

## Summary The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri invoked Standing Orders 27(3) and 11(g) to assert a procedural obligation on the Speaker, arguing that when a question submitted under Standing Order 27(2) is ruled inadmissible, the Speaker is required to state the specific grounds for that inadmissibility ruling.

I'm unable to summarize this speech in meaningful detail, as the text provided contains only a procedural interjection — "Sir, I rise to a point of order" — with no substantive content following it. The record appears to be incomplete, as a point of order would typically be accompanied by the specific objection or concern being raised.

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a point of order citing House practice, objecting to members leaning over or crowding the Leader's chair and asserting that sitting or leaning on it is improper parliamentary conduct.

## Summary Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri (opposition) tabled a letter from the Association of Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries of Sri Lanka to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, alleging that the Private Secretary to the State Minister of Lands and Irrigation has pressured Divisional Secretaries in land administration matters — citing this as evidence of the political interference the State Minister had publicly asked members to report. The member challenged the Government's handling of the substandard coal procurement controversy, arguing that low power generation outputs demonstrate coal quality issues regardless of test documentation, and that no fines have yet been collected from the supplier. He further accused the NPP Government of hypocrisy, contending that it has failed to prosecute past corruption cases despite campaigning on an anti-corruption platform, and that its conduct mirrors the behaviour it condemned in previous administrations. He demanded that the Government independently verify the bank account details raised in relation to Hon. Marikkar rather than placing that burden on the opposition, and concluded that the Government has failed to demonstrate the integrity it claimed upon assuming office.

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural concern regarding a question that had appeared on the Order Paper three times without being addressed, including on the previous day. He requested the Speaker to intervene and ensure his questions are properly scheduled on the Order Paper.

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri raised a procedural grievance regarding the consistent exclusion of his questions from the Order Paper, including a Standing Order 32 question. He noted that deferral practices — typically resulting in a two-week delay per deferral — had caused one of his questions to go unanswered for six months after three consecutive deferrals. The member alleged that an official was deliberately preventing his questions from being included on the Order Paper, calling the situation unfair.

The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri rose to raise a point of order in the parliamentary session on 20 February 2026. No further substantive content or argument was recorded beyond the invocation of the point of order.

Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri challenged the Minister's claim that a supplementary question was irrelevant, asserting that questions relating to cases are procedurally in order. He accused the Minister of evading the question rather than providing a substantive response.