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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 25 November 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Privilege Matter and Standing Orders Discussion

Parliamentary Procedure
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Bimal Rathnayake urged the Chair not to be deterred by shouting in the Chamber and to enforce the Standing Orders. Speaking as Leader of the House, he said he has a duty to prioritize Government business, move proceedings forward, and coordinate between the Executive and the Legislature, and requested that disorder or noise not be allowed to undermine parliamentary procedure.

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¶ 01 Do not be afraid when someone shouts. You have the Standing Orders. If Members behave far more improperly than what happened now, how will you conduct the House? As a Leader of the House, I have a responsibility to prioritize Government business and move the proceedings forward; to coordinate the Executive and the Legislature. Therefore, I am kindly requesting: we do not violate Standing Orders. Do not allow Standing Orders to be violated because of noise.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 25 November 2025 ·No. 22979 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 November 2025. No. 22979. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16576