The Hon. S.M. Marikkar

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 20 February 2026 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Motion: Issues Relating to the Power Sector (Coal Procurement for Norochcholai)

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Hon. S.M. Marikkar raised a point of order in response to being named by another Member. He tabled copies of vehicle permits allegedly issued to Hon. D.M. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Hon. Bimal Niroshan Ratnayake, and Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, claiming they had sold the permits to fund their party while presenting themselves as opposed to such practices.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order. A Hon. Member challenged me by name. I now table copies of vehicle permits issued to Hon. D.M. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, to Hon. Bimal Niroshan Ratnayake, and to Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, which they sold to fund their party, and now pose as puritans.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 20 February 2026 ·No. 23331 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2026. No. 23331. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30011