The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake questioned the Minister regarding a court case related to the Delimitation Report, asking whether the Minister had appeared as a lawyer in that matter. He also pressed the Minister to clarify whether he had opposed the same Delimitation Report that he had tabled, highlighting the apparent inconsistency and repeatedly seeking a direct answer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Leader of the House?
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, I have no issue with the points you are presenting; you have every right to do so. I want to know whether, in the case now before court on this matter, you also appeared as a lawyer at this stage.
¶ 03 You then became unique in history as the only Minister who opposed the very Delimitation Report he tabled himself.
¶ 04 Please say whether you opposed it or not. Did you oppose it, or not?
¶ 05 Alright, please speak.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2025. No. 1740119376022420. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7204