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The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· Jaffna· 23 July 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural: Standing Order 27(2) – Kankesanthurai Port Renovation Delay

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Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan raised a procedural concern that several of his questions submitted under Standing Order 27(2), including one from 05.02.2025, had not been answered despite ministerial undertakings. He cited four pending questions directed to Ministers K.D. Lal Kantha, Harsha Nanayakkara, Wasantha Samarasinghe, and Bimal Rathnayake, including a repeatedly deferred question on onions, and requested that the matter be addressed.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, several of my Standing Order 27(2) questions, including one on 05.02.2025, remain unanswered despite undertakings by Ministers. Even a question on onions was deferred repeatedly and remains unanswered. Four of my SO 27(2) questions to Ministers K.D. Lal Kantha, Harsha Nanayakkara, Wasantha Samarasinghe and Bimal Rathnayake have not been answered. Please address this.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ·No. 1754386160089643 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4149