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"speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Under the Standing Orders, what the Hon. Speaker did was to look at the Motion as it was presented before him. He may not have gone into the nitty-gritty of how the affidavits and the rest of the evidence was introduced because he was not required to do so by the Constitution and the law. It is during the debate that we get an opportunity to demonstrate to the House the loopholes and shortfalls as far as this Petitioned is concerned. What the Hon. Speaker is required to do is to glimpse over the grounds, affidavits and confirm whether it meets the threshold. That threshold in itself is not conclusive that all the matters appertained herein, have been examined. And as you rightly say, as the Chairperson of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, I have the responsibility to draw to this House various Statutes which may have been breached. I also have the responsibility to draw to the attention of the House if there are any constitutional contraventions. Hon. Speaker, before the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, is an investigation by this House and if not all, most of the matters that are in this Motion. Therefore, can this House proceed with this Motion when the investigation is ongoing and a report is awaited? I may not be able to call upon the Speaker to make a ruling now. However, I call upon the House to reject this Motion because of the fact that this House is seized of the same matter and we await an outcome through a parliamentary Report that will be tabled here. We will report and make our recommendations in it."
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