Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake questioned why a Minister could not respond to a matter raised under Standing Order 27(2) despite the required advance notice being given. He described the reported nationwide blackout, allegedly caused by a monkey, as a serious issue with national and international attention, and raised related concerns about the handling of solar and wind power generation. He asked that an answer be provided the following day or soon thereafter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under Standing Order 27(2), the Question must be handed over 48 or 72 hours in advance. If so, why cannot the Minister answer? This was a serious national issue, even reported globally as a monkey causing a nationwide blackout, with many repercussions. Also, questions arise regarding allowing solar and wind power generation. You claim to act with discipline. I hope we will have an answer tomorrow or the day after.
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2025. No. 1740219460090985. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/43