The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 7 May 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural Matters: Points of Order, Privilege, and Parliamentary Business

Parliamentary Procedure

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Bimal Rathnayake responded to interruptions by criticizing the Leader of the Opposition and Hon. Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, referring sarcastically to May Day events and “dance lessons” in Parliament. The remarks were a brief political jibe rather than a substantive policy intervention.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the people who should answer this are the Hon. Leader of the Opposition and Hon. Chamara Sampath Dassanayake. Usually on May Day he holds a dance show; this time neither invited the Opposition Leader nor Hon. Chamara. So they are giving dance lessons here. [Interruptions]

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3477