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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 6 December 2024 ·Papers: Papers Presented

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Bimal Rathnayake said the matter raised by Hon. Shritharan was not a point of order but had humanitarian significance and had been referred to the relevant Minister. He urged that it should not be reopened as a debate and emphasized that all Members of Parliament should be treated equally, with no member considered superior to another.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, since the matter raised by the Hon. Shritharan is not a point of order, but we understand its humanitarian importance and have referred it to the relevant Minister. Therefore, it is not proper to turn it into a debate again. Hon. Speaker, we are all equal Members of Parliament; no one here is greater than another. If anyone thinks otherwise, I request that all be treated equally as Members of Parliament.

¶ 02 PAPERS PRESENTED

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Hansard, Friday, 6 December 2024 ·No. 1734424725051921 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19515