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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 4 December 2024 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Arrests for Spreading False Information on Social Media

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Moved and obtained approval for a suspension of Standing Order 88 to set the day’s sitting hours from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 1.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The motion also provided for Standing Order 8(5) to operate at 5.30 p.m. and for the Speaker to adjourn Parliament at 9.30 p.m. without putting the question.

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¶ 01 I move: “Notwithstanding Standing Order 88 of Parliament, the time of today’s Sitting shall be from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. At 5.30 p.m., Standing Order 8(5) shall operate; and at 9.30 p.m., the Speaker shall adjourn the Parliament without question put.”

¶ 02 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 ·No. 1733893521018713 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25530