The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

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

Parliamentary Procedure

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that a no-confidence motion against a Cabinet Minister should be treated as a motion against the entire Government. He also objected to the allocation of speaking time, noting that the debate had been prolonged because others used much of the available time and that he and others did not have the expected thirty minutes by 5.30 p.m.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, a no-confidence motion against a Cabinet Minister is a no-confidence motion against the entire Government. You all took much of the time; that is why this has lengthened. I did not have thirty minutes by 5.30 p.m.—none of us had.

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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/6236