The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 20 January 2026 ·Procedural: Procedural - No-Confidence Motion Discussion

Parliamentary Procedure

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Bimal Rathnayake challenged the Opposition to clarify whether it intends to proceed with collecting signatures against the office of the Prime Minister. He argued that such action would affect the country’s stability and asked the Chief Opposition Whip to state the Opposition’s position.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, collecting signatures may be the Opposition’s task, but if it is against the office of the Prime Minister, we say to bring it on. It impacts the country’s stability. Hon. Chief Opposition Whip, please state whether the Opposition will bring it.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8968