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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 stated that he signed the relevant document because, based on his understanding after seven years in Parliament, the appropriate parliamentary action available at the time was a censure motion. He indicated that this was the reason for his decision to sign it.

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¶ 01 Please note, I signed it because, even seven years into my time in Parliament then, we knew that what could be moved was a censure motion. That is why I signed it.

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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/1080