The Parliamentary debate on the No-Confidence Motion submitted against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody will be held in April.
The Parliamentary Business Committee has decided to hold the debate on April 10 from 11.30 am to 05.30 pm.
The Opposition today (19) submitted a No‑Confidence Motion against Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody to the Speaker of Parliament.
The motion reportedly claims the Minister of Energy has failed to discharge his primary duty to ensure the procurement of sufficient and quality coal for the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai, and that such gross negligence in overseeing a critical national energy asset constitutes a fundamental breach of the responsibility of a minister.
They also point out that the Minister of Energy has been formally charged before the Colombo High Court by the Bribery Commission for allegedly committing an ‘‘act of corruption’‘ while serving as the Procurement Manager of the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited. (Newswire)