10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 17 December 2024 ·Opening: Opening: Parliament Meeting, Affirmations, and Speaker's Election

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Hon. Ravi Karunanayake congratulated the newly elected Speaker and urged him to restore decorum in Parliament. He pledged support from Members of Parliament and conveyed best wishes on behalf of the United National Party and the NDF.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, at the outset, let me congratulate you on being elected the Speaker of this august Assembly. It behoves you as well to bring back decorum to this august Assembly and we, as Members of Parliament, will give our unstinted support to ensure that you carry out and discharge that responsibility to the best of your ability. You have been elected as the Speaker of the entire Parliament and I am sure that you would discharge that responsibility to the best of your ability. I wish you all the best on behalf of the United National Party and the NDF!

¶ 02 Thank you.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 ·No. 1734685396083959 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18025