Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
2026-03-03
Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva made a procedural clarification directed at the Prime Minister, asserting that the matter under discussion falls under the mandatory jurisdiction of the Committee on Public Finance and cannot be referred to the Ministerial Consultative Committee. He indicated this is established parliamentary practice, not a matter of discretionary referral.
It is not under the discretion of that Committee, Hon. Prime Minister, if I am not mistaken. You cannot refer it to the Ministerial Consultative Committee; it has to come to the Committee on Public Finance. That is the practice.