Speaker gets mixed up, causes confusion

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana

Colombo, Nov 8. (Daily Mirror) - All MPs and others in the gallery were in confusion for a few minutes when Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne gave the microphone over to Chief Government Whip Nalinda Jayatissa to open the second reading of the debate on the budget, breaking the tradition of giving the opportunity to the Opposition to kick it off.

Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake, who commented on the matter, said the tradition has to be kept and assured that the Opposition should be allowed to begin the second reading on debate.

"It's okay Honourable Speaker, let's start from scratch. I shall begin the debate," MP Harsha de Silva said while kicking off the debate.

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James Saturday, 08 November 2025 12:22 PM

Lack of experience is pretty much evident in every corner of the country where seeking to catch-up European standards. How can we believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel

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Mizaru Saturday, 08 November 2025 12:50 PM

That is fine. The present opposition need an arithmetic class first before opening debates.

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Ram P Saturday, 08 November 2025 02:06 PM

Mistakes do happen and accepting the mistake and rectifying them is the best course. It happened in this instance and Harsha the gentleman caused the healing step

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SPEAKER Saturday, 08 November 2025 04:35 PM

It has been evident the current speaker of SL Parliament lacks tact, patience and resilience expected of such a position. NPP should look closely at this drawback which will hinder its reputation. Some corrective action may be welcome. Find a stable, balanced replacement for holding the dignity of the position and its workings.

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