The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake agreed with the concern raised by a Sectoral Committee Chair regarding delays in audit reports. He said that if Committee Chairs submit a concrete proposal, the Government would raise it at the Parliamentary Business Committee to arrange a three-hour or special debate on the issue and obtain views before deciding further action. He added that approving 2021–2022 reports at this stage would be a disservice to the public.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, as a Sectoral Committee Chair, the Member’s point is valid and the Government agrees. If you, together with other Committee Chairs, bring a concrete proposal, we will propose at the Parliamentary Business Committee to hold a three-hour or special debate on delays in audit reports and gather views, and then move forward. Approving 2021–2022 reports now is a disservice to the public.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and the Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22406