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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 9 January 2025 ·Debate: Special Commodity Levy Act: Orders and Related Motions

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Bimal Rathnayake requested that the Opposition shorten the Adjournment Debate slightly so the sitting need not be extended. He said the Government side could reduce its participation to one remaining speaker if necessary to ensure proceedings conclude by 5.30 p.m.

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¶ 01 Without extending the entire sitting, could the Opposition reduce a few minutes from the Adjournment Debate? If needed, we will take only one of our remaining speakers so we can still conclude by 5.30 p.m.

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Hansard, Thursday, 9 January 2025 ·No. 1738229262040729 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2025. No. 1738229262040729. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23728