Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that, under the Standing Orders, Ministers have the authority to convene Ministerial Consultative Committees. He requested that parliamentary business not be obstructed on this issue and noted that all such committees, including those convened by the President, are being held.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the Hon. Member first raised a different point—we understand. As per Standing Orders, Ministers convene Consultative Committees. Ministers have the right to do so. My request is to proceed without obstructing parliamentary business. We are convening all Ministerial Consultative Committees; the President too has convened such committees.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 8 October 2025 ·No. 22594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18743