Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake noted that the President, as Minister of Defence, is assisted by a Deputy Minister of Defence, two additional Deputy Ministers under the President, and other Ministers present in the House. He stated that, under the Standing Orders, a report had been requested from the Ministry of Defence.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There is a Deputy Minister of Defence to assist the Minister of Defence. Not only that, there are two new Deputy Ministers under the President. There are several Ministers who can assist the President in this House. As you know, under Standing Orders we asked for a report from the Ministry of Defence—
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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/1071