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The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 17 February 2025 ·Debate: Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill: Second Reading

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake read out a list of Members, including government and opposition representatives, in reference to an event or attendance matter dated 25 November. He added that the person addressed was not in Parliament that week, implying they would otherwise have attended.

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¶ 01 I will name them. The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya, The Hon. (Dr.) Rizvie Salih, The Hon. (Mrs.) Hemali Weerasekara, The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, The Hon. Sajith Premadasa, The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan, The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law, The Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam, The Hon. K. Kader Masthan and The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna.

¶ 02 On 25 November, you were not in Parliament that week; had you been, you would have attended.

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Hansard, Monday, 17 February 2025 ·No. 1740119376022420 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/7216