The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Speaker had already allowed Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara to present the contents of his letter, despite procedural concerns over how the matter was raised before the Committee on Parliamentary Business. He urged that the debate should now proceed, allowing the Chief Opposition Whip to speak if necessary, and requested that the proceedings not be turned into a media spectacle.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the matter is very clear. You granted permission to Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. Although no date was given, he presented what was in the letter submitted at 9.25 a.m. That is not how matters should be brought before the Committee on Parliamentary Business, but you permitted it and he presented his basic position. Now we should commence the debate. If Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka, as Chief Opposition Whip, wishes to say anything, he may do so. Please do not turn this into a media show. We kindly request that we proceed.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2024. No. 1734081038099638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12518