The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· National List· 18 December 2024 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters and Points of Order

Parliamentary Procedure

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Namal Rajapaksa denied an allegation that he sat alone in an air-conditioned room and stated that he would resign from Parliament if it were proven. He called on the relevant Minister to resign if the allegation could not be proven.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I do not intend to debate. I state with responsibility: if it is proven that I sat alone in an air-conditioned room, I will resign from Parliament. If not, the Minister should resign. I repeat: if it is proven I sat alone in an A/C room, I will resign.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12137