Mervyn stripped off portfolio

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party suspended Highways Deputy Minister Dr. Mervyn Silva’s membership following an inquiry on a complaint made by the Samurdhi Officers’ Association.

This is sequel to an incident in which Dr Mervyn Silva is alleged to have tied a Samurdhi officer to a tree for failing to be present at a Dengue Prevention campaign in Kelaniya a few days ago. The SLFP will hold the disciplinary inquiry against the former Deputy Minister according to the procedure laid down in its constitution, said SLFP General Secretary Mithripala Sirisena.