Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake warned today that members of the government, particularly Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara, will eventually have to face legal action.
Addressing the Parliament today, MP Dassanayake accused the Justice Minister of making remarks that he said were disrespectful towards the judiciary.
“We, as the opposition, are making statements in Parliament based on what we see in the media about your statements. You have insulted the three-judge bench that had delivered a court verdict. We will make sure you wear the prison jumper. S.B. Dissanayake and Ranjan Ramanayake were made to wear jumpers for speaking against the judiciary. You will also face a similar situation due to your statements available in the media. We will ensure that you wear the jumper someday, and you will be the first to do so,” MP Dassanayake said.
He further claimed that several members of the NPP-led government would eventually face prison time for the alleged misuse of state funds.
“The Agriculture Minister, who counted monkeys, will have to be sentenced to 40 years for misusing state funds. He used almost Rs. 01 million to count monkeys. This is also state money. He should be sentenced to 40 years in prison. At least, Mahindananda Aluthgamage distributed carrom boards and was sentenced to 20 years. What has this monkey minister done? He hasn’t even given a mango or a hopper to the monkey. There is no outcome of the activities. If this case is taken up, he will have to be sentenced to 40 years,” MP Dassanayake said.
The Badulla District MP said that firstly, the former Speaker, who provided fake education qualifications, must be sent to prison, adding that his verification documents are yet to arrive from Japan.
MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake further said that the minister who will face the more serious charges will be Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, referring to recent protests held by the public against him over corruption allegations. (Newswire)