The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 19 November 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Ministerial Statements and Parliamentary Business Management

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Government was not responsible for delays, arguing that the real delay was the seven-year period without elections. He cautioned that hastily creating an electoral system could cause problems, citing local government experience, and said the process would proceed through dialogue without any intention to postpone elections.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the delay problem is not on us. The real delay was seven years without elections. Creating an electoral system hastily brings problems, as seen with local government. Therefore, we will proceed through dialogue; we have no aim to postpone elections.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 19 November 2025 ·No. 22931 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 November 2025. No. 22931. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14063