No-confidence motion against Speaker will not be debated in Parliament on November 3 – Govt

Daily Mirror, Newswire and WhatNews report that Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake said Parliament would not take up the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne on November 3. Ada Derana and Hiru News also report that the motion will not be debated that day.

Newswire reports that the motion had been scheduled for November 3 after a decision by the Committee on Parliamentary Business. Lankadeepa reports that the Opposition’s allotted period to amend the motion had expired. Newswire and WhatNews say the motion was not revised and resubmitted in line with Parliament’s Standing Orders; Newswire identifies October 28 as the deadline.

Newswire reports that an adjournment debate will be held on November 3 instead. It also reports Rathnayake’s position that the government could provide time for debate if the Opposition submits a revised motion that meets the Standing Orders, before debate begins on the 2027 Appropriation Bill.

Separately, Lankadeepa reports that discussion of the motion led to a heated meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business on the morning of the 30th. Daily Mirror had earlier described a party leaders’ meeting as expected to be contentious.

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