The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 3 March 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy)

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Bimal Rathnayake objected to Government participation during time allocated to the Opposition and pointed to the apparent lack of Opposition Members present. He stated that the Government need not take part in the debate during Opposition time.

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¶ 01 Please see how many of your Members are present. This is the Opposition’s time. The Government need not debate this.

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Source: Hansard, Monday, 3 March 2025 ·No. 1742268353096939 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2025. No. 1742268353096939. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18437