The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake defended the procurement process, stating that it had not been changed and that no procedural fault or ministerial interference had occurred. He challenged critics of the no-confidence motion to take legal action if they believed there was wrongdoing, and asked them to identify any specific act by the Minister that distorted the established process. He contrasted this with typical forms of procurement manipulation, such as emergency purchases or changing laboratories, and denied that such subversion had taken place.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Yes, an industrial washing machine. Let me be clear: you have no charge on the process. I urge you—file cases. You came with this no-confidence motion knowing it will be defeated; go to court if you believe in the judiciary. I assert: the process has not been changed; what existed is what was followed.
¶ 02 About yesterday’s meeting—I will speak separately later. There is no procedural fault. If you claim interference, show where the Minister intruded to distort the process. Normally, processes get subverted via emergency purchases, or by suddenly switching the agreed laboratory to another—classic ways of “catching the umpire,” buying the umpire. Many know such games. We challenge you: if so, show what the Minister did to subvert the established process.
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- Hansard, Friday, 10 April 2026 ·No. 23479 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 April 2026. No. 23479. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6166