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Hon. R.M. Gamini Ratnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 15 March 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Point of Order on Public Petitions and Committee Discussion (Q.429/2025 Answer)

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Hon. R.M. Gamini Ratnayake stated that petitions submitted to the Ninth Parliament have lapsed and must be re-presented to the current Parliament. He reported that 52 petitions are scheduled and pending, while 34 petitions from the Tenth Parliament have already been examined and concluded, with further Petitions Committee meetings scheduled.

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¶ 01 Petitions submitted to the Ninth Parliament have lapsed and must be re-presented to Parliament. Fifty-two petitions have been scheduled and are pending. Recently, we continuously allocated days to examine petitions. Mr. Speaker, by now 34 petitions of the Tenth Parliament have been examined and concluded. Dates have been set for the Petitions Committee to continue meeting.

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Hansard, Saturday, 15 March 2025 ·No. 1745317151078324 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. R.M. Gamini Ratnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 March 2025. No. 1745317151078324. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11549