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| Time opportune for no-confidence motion against Speaker by Ranil Wijayapala and Bharatha Malawaraarachchi The Government Parliament group yesterday unanimously decided that the time was opportune for a no-confidence motion to be brought against Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara since an environment prevails justifying such a motion, Colombo District UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa said yesterday. Addressing a press conference at the Chief Government Whip's office in Parliament Wimal Weerawansa said the Government will come out with details of their programme at the appropriate time. He said the Government Parliamentary group took this decision at a meeting held under the leadership of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse. Weerawansa charged that the Speaker always acted promptly to inform the Hansard and the media when a Government MP purportedly erred in Parliament procedure but was slow to act against Opposition MPs in this regard. The Speaker has not even condemned the act of MP T. Maheswaran who hurled a glass tumbler and a saucer towards the mace when the Deputy Speaker was presiding, when the House resumed after the incident with the Speaker in the Chair, Weerawansa added. The Leader of the House and River Basin Development and Rajarata Development Minister Maithripala Sirisena also said the Government was ready to bring a no-confidence motion at any time if required. UPFA General Secretary and Power and Energy Minister Susil Premjayantha said the Speaker has also allowed criticism of the Supreme Court Judgement in the House which not compatible with the Standing Orders of Parliament. |
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