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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 3 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate: President's Policy Statement

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that extended debate was unnecessary, noting that while precedents existed, action had been taken according to the current need as clarified by the Speaker. He said the documents he tabled were only to assist Members’ understanding.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, there is no need for extended debate. Precedents exist, but we acted based on current necessity, as you clarified. I tabled documents only for Members’ understanding.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 3 December 2024 ·No. 1733459564028450 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/29772