Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said in Parliament today that the opposition will be forced to bring forth a No-Confidence Motion against Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.
Addressing the Parliament today, MP Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that if the Speaker does not uphold democracy and the rights of the Opposition, then they will be forced to submit a No-Confidence Motion against him.
He pointed out that this was the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s Parliament that a Speaker has rejected a No-Confidence Motion.
MP Ranjith Madduma Banadara made the remarks in response to the Speaker’s decision on the No Confidence Motion submitted against the Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara.
Addressing the Parliament today, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne said that there is no provision in the Constitution for a No-Confidence Motion against a Deputy Minister, and as such, the motion is not in order and cannot be accepted in its present form.
A group of Opposition MPs submitted the No-Confidence Motion against Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara to the Speaker in August this year.
The No-Confidence Motion was submitted, citing serious concerns over his alleged involvement and conflict of interest in the investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. (Newswire)
