The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 19 February 2026 ·Procedural: Statement and Procedural: Legal Basis of Financial Bankruptcy Declaration and Standing Order Debate

Parliamentary Procedure

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Ravi Karunanayake stated that parliamentary questions should receive satisfactory answers rather than mere recitations. He emphasized the expectation of substantive responses within parliamentary proceedings.

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¶ 01 In Parliament, when a question is asked, we expect a satisfactory Answer, not just to listen to a recital.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30326