The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake urged adherence to Standing Order 92(2)(a), noting that points of order should be limited to one minute and not become a debate, and said a brief exchange had already been allowed after a question under Standing Order 27(2). He asked that parliamentary business proceed after three Opposition Members had spoken. On the fuel issue, he stated that the problem arose from court proceedings rather than from the Ministry or the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, while acknowledging that an issue had emerged.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, many Government Ministers wish to comment. Under SO 92(2)(a), a point of order is limited to one minute and cannot debate the substantive question. After Hon. Ravi asked under SO 27(2), we agreed with the Government Chief Whip to allow a short exchange. Three Opposition Members have spoken. Let us proceed with business.
¶ 02 On the fuel matter: the issue is rooted in court proceedings, not the Ministry or CPC. We recognize a problem has arisen, but it originated in court.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 1 March 2025. No. 1741955797040395. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/223