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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 11 September 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters and No-Confidence Motion Dispute

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake referred to and began reading a parliamentary motion dated 12 October 2007 concerning the conduct of Hon. Mahinda Ratnatilaka during a division on Money Bills on 6 September 2007. The reading was interrupted by uproar in the House.

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¶ 01 I will read the motion of 2007.10.12 as well. It states:

¶ 02 “Minister of Highways and Road Development — The conduct of Hon. Mahinda Ratnatilaka, Member of Parliament — On Thursday, 06th September 2007, during the evening when five Money Bills were being debated and a division taken, Hon. Mahinda Ratnatilaka, Member for Ratnapura District, approached the Chair and at that time …”

¶ 03 [Uproar]

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Hansard, Thursday, 11 September 2025 ·No. 1758278142029989 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1065