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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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake objected to raising the matter outside established parliamentary procedures, stating that urgent issues could be taken up under Standing Order 27(2) or through supplementary questions. He argued that the matter was not a question suitable for that stage and emphasized that Parliament is responsible to all citizens, rejecting any separate procedural category for “estate people.”

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, if it were an urgent matter, they could have raised it under SO 27(2), or during supplementaries. Now we are to proceed with a debate. This is not a question. There is no question. There is no question. Hon. Speaker, there is no special category of “estate people.” We are responsible to all people of this country. Parliament has its procedures. [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/3498