Easter attacks: Big TV debate tonight

February 7, 2022 at 6:53 PM

A debate on the 2019 Easter attacks is set to take place between the Government and the Opposition party on local television channel Swarnavahini today. 

Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Kanchana Wijesekara will represent the Government, while Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakara will represent the Oppsiiton in the debate. 

The debate comes after MP Harin Fernando had accepted Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s challenge last month (22) to participate in a televised debate on the 2019 Easter attacks.

Minister Aluthgamage made this invitation while Harin Fernando was speaking in Parliament in January during the adjournment debate on the President’s Policy Statement.

Aluthgamage said that he would invite MP Harin Fernando to a debate on the Easter attacks as the MP continues to speak about it.

“We’ll bring our evidence about the Easter attacks. You bring your own evidence. Let’s debate,” the Minister said.

Responding to the challenge, MP Harin Fernando said that he was ready and was not afraid of debates.

MP Harin Fernando has also shared a Twitter message stating that he was preparing for the debate today and that he is ready with his own set of questions to be raised from the Government Ministers. (NewsWire)