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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 17 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate: Supplementary Sum for School Stationery Allowance (Head 102, Programme 01)

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake addressed the Chair’s management of debate time, noting that Members may rise when named but urging that further remarks be deferred to the following day. He emphasized the need to conclude the debate by 3.00 p.m. and asked the Member to finish within one minute to avoid repeated interruptions from Members whose names are mentioned.

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¶ 01 Yes, one can rise if named. But Hon. Member, if you wish to speak further, please take time tomorrow. We must end this debate at 3.00 p.m. If we allow this, how many times would our names be mentioned? Please conclude within a minute.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 17 December 2024 ·No. 1734685396083959 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18236