The Hon. Presiding Member

¶ 01 - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake rose. - Is the House agreeable to extend today’s sitting by one hour? - Aye. - Hon. Member, your allotted time is over. - The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam — you have nine minutes. - Hon. Member, what is your point of order? - Hon. Member, that is not a point of order. - Order, please! At this stage, will any Hon. Member propose that the Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasingha take the Chair? - Question put, and agreed to. - Whereupon the Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara left the Chair, and the Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasingha took the Chair. - Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegathiswaran — you have 13 minutes. - Hon. Jeevan Thondaman — you have seven minutes. - Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj — you have 13 minutes. - Hon. Minister, your time is over. - Please conclude, Hon. Member. - Hon. Imran Maharoof — you have six minutes. - Hon. Mohamed Nizam Kariapper — you have six minutes. - Hon. Rohana Bandara — you have six minutes. - Hon. Sunil Handunnetti — you have 15 minutes. - The Chief Opposition Whip may speak.