Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 21 May 2026 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate: Integration of Malaiyaha People into National Mainstream

Ethnic Reconciliation & Devolution

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake argued that formal equality is insufficient for hill country people due to their socio-economic and political marginalization. He called for affirmative action measures to achieve substantive equality.

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¶ 01 Even so, treating them merely equally is not enough. The hill country people have been pushed down socio-economically and politically; they must be treated with affirmative action—more than equal—to achieve true equality.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 21 May 2026 ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2026. No. 23621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7440