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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate on Vote on Account for 2025 (continued)

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake pressed the Government to give a direct answer on whether Rs. 320 million allocated for advisors related to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe or President Anura Dissanayake. He urged ministers not to use Opposition time for digressions and to state clearly if they could not answer.

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¶ 01 We cannot waste time. This is our time; he finished and left. The matter is precise. We give Government time; just answer without digressing. We ask one question: did the Rs. 320 million for advisors pertain to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe or to President Anura Dissanayake? Say it straight—or say you cannot. We give you our time.

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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/12638