Public security cannot be guaranteed at a time when killings take place near the residence of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP Namal Rajapaksa said.
“The ministers claim they have stopped these daily shootings. However they have actually failed in that endeavour” Rajapaksa said, speaking to media.
He said ministers have claimed that all key decisions are made in Pelawatte, the party headquarters. He questioned how public security could be guaranteed when killings were taking place in the area, referring to the recent murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda.
He said similar incidents had occurred in the recent past, including a killing inside a courtroom and an assault on a lawyer near a court complex.
He also referred to an incident in which an MP allegedly assaulted a Police officer following a raid on an illicit marijuana cultivation site.
Rajapaksa said the Health Minister had meanwhile warned doctors that public sentiment could turn against them. He alleged that the government was attempting to use public pressure to suppress its opponents.
He also noted that some individuals had criticized the conviction of those found guilty of killing former MP Amarakeethi Athukorala during the Aragalaya movement.
Rajapaksa said the government would not succeed if it believed it could survive by suppressing the judiciary, doctors and others. (Newswire)