The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake requested, under Standing Order 35, that the Speaker ensure the one-hour period allocated for Questions is managed efficiently so that scheduled debates and committee work are not disrupted. He also asked that, following the tabling of the parliamentary committee report finding IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon guilty, the House and the public be informed the same day about the procedural next steps to be taken by the Speaker.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, under Standing Order 35, I make this request from you and the Hon. Speaker. Standing Order 35 clearly provides one hour for Questions. I believe we can manage this work within one hour. Please discuss with the Hon. Speaker to properly manage answers, questions, and supplementaries to conclude within one hour; otherwise, scheduled debates and Committees are affected.
¶ 02 Also, today the report of the Committee appointed by Parliament on IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon was presented, finding him guilty. After tabling, the public and Members must know the process to follow and the next steps by the Hon. Speaker. Please inform the House and the country about the operative process pursuant to today’s report within today.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13650