The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 20 May 2025 ·Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) Matter: Public Security and Gang Violence; Special Statement on Tamil Genocide Memorial

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake rejected the implication that only the Opposition represents the public, stating that the Government also represents Sri Lanka’s 22 million people. He defended the Public Security Minister’s detailed response, acknowledged existing challenges, and said plans had been presented to address them while continuing to protect the public.

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¶ 01 Hon. Leader of the Opposition, we too represent the 22 million, not only you. In my knowledge, never in recent times has a Public Security Minister given such a detailed answer here. There are challenges; plans were presented to overcome them. We will continue to work to protect the people who have repeatedly placed their trust in us.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 ·No. 1749010823009957 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25812