The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake stated that the multi-party Select Committee is tasked with recommending the electoral system and will report to the Speaker when its work is complete. He said the process is under the Speaker’s supervision, and that after the report is presented and adopted, the Government and Election Commission can take the necessary steps to conduct the election. He added that the delay preceded the current Government and emphasized that related laws must be prepared properly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Committee’s mandate is to recommend the electoral system. The Speaker will be notified when the report is ready. The Committee operates under the Speaker’s supervision; once reported, the Government and Election Commission can act accordingly. As the Hon. Prime Minister stated, laws must be prepared properly, not haphazardly. The delay predates our Government. Hence, a multi-party Select Committee was appointed. Once the report is duly presented and adopted, the Election Commission can conduct the election.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21572