The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake stated that while Members’ request to take up the motion could be allowed, it would disrupt the day’s scheduled business and involved matters already addressed to the Leader of the Opposition as well as facts before Court. He proposed, on procedural grounds, allocating time from 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. that afternoon for the debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Twenty Members have risen. The issue is not that request. You can allow the motion. But note: this will disrupt today’s business; replies have been given to the Leader of the Opposition; and there is a judicial aspect with facts reported to Court. Therefore, as per procedure, we propose allocating time from 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. for the debate this afternoon.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19794