10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate on Vote on Account and Procedural Matters (with Chair exchanges and points of order)

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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that the matter before the House arose from the lawful conduct of elections and the consequent timetable, rather than from any delay by his side. He requested that the Hon. Professor be permitted to commence the debate.

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¶ 01 Let us begin the debate. The issue arose due to lawful elections and the resulting timeline, not because of our delay, Hon. Speaker. I request that Hon. Professor be allowed to commence.

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Hansard, Thursday, 5 December 2024 ·No. 1734081038099638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/12552