The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading

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Bimal Rathnayake called for maintaining constructive and democratic discourse during the Committee Stage. He stated that Members and Ministers should be allowed to provide clarifications or personal explanations without being subjected to threats.

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¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, let us maintain a constructive and democratic discourse. Members and Ministers often clarify during Committee Stage. What happened here was a personal explanation. Let us invite and allow clarifications without threats.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 21 March 2025 ·No. 1747297753031842 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 March 2025. No. 1747297753031842. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15728