Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake today (11) told Parliament that the Treasury could provide financial assistance for a student of Bandarawela Dharmasoka Vidyalaya who suffered severe facial burns in a laboratory accident, if details of the child were submitted.
Addressing the Parliament, he said he had spoken to the Treasury Secretary and that the government was prepared to intervene to support treatment.
The assurance came in response to Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who raised the issue under Standing Orders.
Addressing the Parliament, Dassanayake alleged the accident occurred due to a teacher’s mistake and criticized authorities for failing to launch an inquiry.
He highlighted that the injured child, from a family of four without a father, is unable to attend school and requires plastic surgery.
He said, yet no investigation or assistance had been provided by the Governor, Education Zone Director, or Ministry of Education.
Thanking Rathnayake for the pledge of support, Dassanayake pressed for a proper probe, claiming reports suggested the teacher had thrown a substance on the child.
He urged authorities to establish how the accident occurred and hold those responsible accountable. (Newswire)