The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake said the issue raised by Hon. Shanakiyan Rasamanickam was not a matter to be addressed in Parliament at that moment. He stated that the requested meeting between Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan and the President would be facilitated within the week, allowing the matter and the Government’s position to be clarified directly with the President. He then requested that the House proceed with the scheduled debate.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, we have great respect for you. Do not be misled by those around you. This is not a matter for Parliament now; we will explain to you. [Interruption]
¶ 02 Excuse me, Sir. Hon. Member, your party leader, Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan, has requested a meeting with the President. We will facilitate that meeting this week so you can raise this with the President, not with the JVP General Secretary.
¶ 03 Hon. Speaker, I request that we commence the important debate. We will arrange for Hon. Rasamanickam to meet the President this week to clarify the Government’s position.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29764