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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Leader of the House

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 7 February 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Motions on Standing Order Exemption and Time Amendment

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that the matter raised had not been discussed in the Committee on Parliamentary Business and that the Government side was not involved in it. He requested the Deputy Speaker to obtain clarification from the Parliamentary Secretariat and provide a response, adding that the two sides could discuss the issue together.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are not aware of this. We did not discuss this in the Committee on Parliamentary Business. We are not connected to this in any way. Please inquire from the Secretariat and give him a response. Do not compare us with Prasanna Ranatunga; but now both sides can discuss together.

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Hansard, Friday, 7 February 2025 ·No. 1739786070060795 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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