The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament
The Minister stated that party leaders had agreed to debate the Vote on Account on the 5th and 6th, noting that the related Resolution had remained on the Order Book longer than required due to the Parliamentary Election context. He said the Supplementary Estimate was ratified by Cabinet the previous day and circulated to Members, and that the next date would be fixed democratically at the forthcoming Party Leaders’ Meeting. He requested the Speaker to proceed with the scheduled debate, arguing it was necessary to maintain the functioning of the country.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chief Opposition Whip, we discussed the Vote on Account thoroughly at the Party Leaders’ Meeting and agreed to take it up on the 5th and 6th. The Hon. Leader of the Opposition also attended. Our Resolution must remain on the Order Book for five days. However, due to the Parliamentary Election context—not our fault—it will remain for 28 days. Party Leaders agreed to proceed.
¶ 02 As for the Supplementary Estimate, the Cabinet ratified it only yesterday. The Cabinet Secretary has informed the Parliamentary Secretariat. It has been circulated to you today.
¶ 03 At the Party Leaders’ Meeting to be held this week, we will democratically fix the next date after discussion. This is not a Government convenience; it is required to keep the country functioning. Therefore, we request you, Hon. Speaker, to commence the debate fixed for today.
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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, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29707