Privilege matter directed to IGP - Speaker
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday said in Parliament that he would
direct the privilege matter raised by DNA MP Ajith Kumara to the IGP,
since every MP has a right to have access to information.
He made this comment paying attention to a privilege question raised
by DNA MP Ajith Kumara stating that he was not granted permission to
enter the Manik farm camp in Settikulam, Vavuniya.
Ajith Kumara MP stated that he was not allowed to enter the camp
without the permission of the Defence Ministry, even through he was
previously informed by the Resettlement Ministry that no such permission
would be require. The MP stated that this was a breach of his privileges
as an MP.
The Speaker stated that he would inquire into this complaint.
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