The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake responded to a reference made to him in the debate, stating that he had spoken only briefly because his name had been mentioned and he had been targeted. He rejected the allegation that he had wasted Parliament’s time, arguing that he intervenes only on essential matters and that others were responsible for wasting time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I rose because he mentioned my name. Mr. Speaker, you may better donate a watch to the Hon. Ponnambalam. I only spoke for about two or three minutes.
¶ 02 Mr. Speaker, to make one thing clear, I did not waste Parliament’s time. My name was clearly mentioned and I was targeted; I only responded to that. I intervene only on essential matters. It is they who waste time.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4065