The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 27 February 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments

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Hon. Rauff Hakeem stated that his remarks were not baseless and referred to a previous occasion when the President attended a Ministerial Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Defence. He sought to continue explaining the matter despite interruptions.

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¶ 01 I am not making a baseless statement. The last time, when the President came to a Ministerial Consultative Committee Meeting of the Ministry of Defence—[Interruption]—let me explain; please listen a bit.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 27 February 2025 ·No. 1741437399068186 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 February 2025. No. 1741437399068186. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13237