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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

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

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Bimal Rathnayake urged that the exchange following Dayasiri Jayasekara’s statement be brought to a close, noting that the Minister had already obtained information from the IGP and responded to the House. He asked that further debate not be permitted and called on Jayasekara to respect the Chair’s ruling to avoid prolonging the matter.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara made a statement. The Hon. Minister inquired from the IGP and informed the House. One cannot always respond without naming. What are you doing now? Please stop this and move on. You raised a question; the Hon. Minister answered responsibly. That is all. We cannot debate like this. Therefore, please do not allow this to continue. Otherwise, the Minister of Public Security will also have to speak again. Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, please understand and bow to the Chair.

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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. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25559