The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka
After consultations with other Opposition party leaders, the President, and the Speaker, the Opposition is awaiting a response on increasing its representation before submitting further names. The issue concerns the Parliamentary Business Committee, where the Opposition argues that representation is inadequate given the increase from six Opposition parties under the previous Government to 12 now. Four nominees have been put forward for the available seats: Ravi Karunanayake, Shanakkian Rasamanickam, Namal Rajapaksa, and Ranjith Madduma Bandara, with further nominations to follow if the Committee’s composition is expanded.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 All our decisions were made after consulting leaders of other Opposition parties, including meetings with the President and the Speaker. They expressed confidence that the President would increase Opposition representation; we await that response and will submit remaining names. On the Parliamentary Business Committee: under the previous Government there were six Opposition parties and 10 additional non-official seats beyond the Opposition Leader and Chief Whip; now there are 12 Opposition parties but initially only two seats. With two more added, we have nominated Ravi Karunanayake, Shanakkian Rasamanickam, Namal Rajapaksa, and Ranjith Madduma Bandara. Once composition is expanded further, we will accommodate others accordingly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10534