A REFERENDUM ON A NEW CONSTITUTION WILL BE LOST ONLY BECAUSE OF GOVT. CORRUPTION
19/12/2016
Provisions of 19A not inconsistent with Constitution – Sumanthiran
Speech made by the TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiranon 10th December 2016 at the budget debate.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me the opportunity to speak at the concluding stages of the Committee Stage Discussion. One could hear the words “හොරා“, “හොරු” continuously in the Chamber.
ගරු මන්ත්රීවරයෙක්
(மாண்புமிகு உறுப்பினர் ஒருவர்)
(An Hon. Member)
හොරා.
ගරු එම්.ඒ. සුමන්තිරන් මහතා
(மாண்புமிகு எம்.ஏ. சுமந்திரன்)
(The Hon. M.A. Sumanthiran)
There you are! I can hear it again being traded from one side to the other fairly liberally. I will address that issue in a moment. But, let me begin with something that I want to mention in this House in my capacity as the Chair of the Committee on Public Finance. During the course of the Budget Debate, our Committee was supposed to tender two Reports to Parliament. We presented one Report.
