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Joint Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardane said yesterday the passing of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bill was not valid and requested the Speaker to present it to Parliament again.

He told parliament that Foreign Affairs Minister Thilak Marapana assured the House when the Bill was presented in parliament that the debate on the Bill would be held the following day as well but the government took up the voting for the Bill without keeping its word.

"It is a sad scenario to get a Bill passed in parliament in that manner when new Standing Orders had also been passed in parliament. The minister promised us that the debate on the Bill would be held for two days and introduce an amendment to it within that period," he said.

He said the amendment brought in to the Bill during the committee stage had not been given to the MPs and that it was a violation of SOs and parliament tradition.

He also said the amendment had not been given in Tamil which was necessary according to SOs and added that a debate on the Bond Commission report was adjourned due to non-availability of the Tamil translation.

He said when the subject minister, speaker and the Parliament Secretary General admitted the non-availability of the Tamil translation of the amendment, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who came in a hurry, withdrew the amendment presented by the subject minister.

He said that during the arguments over the matter, the Speaker took a voting for the Bill in violation of the standing orders and added that the voting was not valid.

He said several JO MPs did not get a chance to speak during the debate and requested the speaker to present the Bill again in parliament to make it valid.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed parliament that he would discuss the matter at the party leaders meeting held yesterday. (Ajith Siriwardana)


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  • Dillan Friday, 09 March 2018 08:59 AM

    When are you going to visit to jail to see master mind of land riots? Why are you wasting public money for your vehicle petrol? Now No LTTE so go to jail in a AUTO paying from salary. Don't go to see culprits spending public money to petrol

    C.K.lankaputhra Friday, 09 March 2018 09:38 AM

    Why not you present that No confidence motion which tucked in you back pocket. First do that.

    Man Friday, 09 March 2018 09:38 AM

    If it's true, he got a valid point.

    critical observer Friday, 09 March 2018 11:16 AM

    yes his point is valid. but the sad part is, many intellectuals who comment here do not see it. They only criticize and praise RW even if he is wrong

    Rasheed Friday, 09 March 2018 09:54 AM

    Same time bring back the No Confidence Motion also, we can see another riot somewhere in Sri Lanka

    Fish monger Friday, 09 March 2018 10:30 AM

    Show your finger

    Lord Wolfstein Friday, 09 March 2018 11:29 AM

    Human rights are a fundamental right in civilized countries and need not be discussed. The "JO" tries only to integrate loopholes in the bill to protect war criminals from punishment.

    nanda Friday, 09 March 2018 05:28 PM

    This Government violate the rules openly and set very bad precedents. They must understand that their days are already numbered and the next ruling team will follow these bad precedents without any fear and at the end this country will go to dogs. RW has no right what so ever to determine on these important things as he has been rejected by the people.

    Saman Friday, 09 March 2018 06:35 PM

    This old man has no moral conduct at all.He acts like animal in the parliamentDinesh you must me amashed


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