The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 10 April 2026 ·Debate: Debate: No-Confidence Motion Against Minister of Energy (Hon. Kumara Jayakody)

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that responsibility for transport shortcomings is shared, including by the Minister, but argued that ministerial resignation should not be demanded for every operational failure such as a late bus. He suggested that applying such a standard uniformly would make daily resignations inevitable across Parliament.

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¶ 01 I will come to that. We all bear moral responsibility; the Minister too. But if every late bus warrants the Transport Minister’s resignation, then all 225 Ministers would have to resign daily.

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Source: 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/6184