The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake objected to two Ministers responding to clarifications on a question raised under Standing Order 27(2), arguing that the Prime Minister alone should answer as previously indicated. He requested that the matter be handled fairly until it is discussed at the Parliamentary Business Committee, warning against setting a precedent where multiple Ministries respond during clarifications.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under Standing Order 27(2), the Hon. Prime Minister said two Ministers would answer a question. We kindly request that only the Hon. Prime Minister answer during clarifications. This has not happened before. Do not misuse accommodations. If two Ministries proceed like this during clarifications, we cannot allow it. It was promised yesterday to discuss this at the Parliamentary Business Committee. Until then, at least ensure some fairness. Otherwise, this is difficult. /Interruption/
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17270