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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Resolution to Remove Inspector-General of Police T.M.W. Deshabandu Tennakoon

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake raised a procedural concern about whether the sitting time was being extended, noting that such a change would affect other scheduled business. He said arrangements had been made, including withdrawing Minister Chandana Abeyratne’s scheduled speech, to enable a vote at 4.00 p.m., and emphasized the need for time management.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we would like to know whether you are now extending the sitting time. If that is done, it will affect all other business. I informed the Secretary-General earlier, even withdrawing the scheduled speech of our Hon. Minister Chandana Abeyratne, to hold the vote at 4.00 p.m. That is why we speak about time management.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 5 August 2025 ·No. 1754902606038704 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 August 2025. No. 1754902606038704. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27985