The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 17 February 2026 ·Procedural: Select Committee on Electoral Laws - Motion with Amendment

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that a separate Special Committee is already tasked with examining the electoral system for Provincial Council elections. He said the Motion had been discussed at the Parliamentary Business Committee and that its concerns could be considered when framing the Terms of Reference for the relevant Special Committees.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, there is a separate Special Committee to examine the electoral system under which Provincial Council elections should be held, and we will proceed with that. Meanwhile, this Motion has also been brought. We discussed this at the Parliamentary Business Committee. When framing the TORs of the Special Committees, we can take this into account.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5985