Speaker should resign: JO

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The joint opposition yesterday said Speaker Karu Jayasuriya should resign from his post without further tarnishing the dignity of the Parliament.

Joint opposition MP Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told a news conference that the Parliament has now been in an unfortunate state and added that State Minister of International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe had stated in Parliament that Speaker Jayasuriya was a biased person.

He said that the joint opposition had said the same facts some years back and now a government minister had also said it.

“Speaker Jayasuriya has admitted that there are few shortcomings on his part in the process of presenting the Bill to increase the number of female representatives in Provincial Councils in Parliament,” he said.

“It is Speaker Jayasuriya’s responsibility to resign from his post if he, himself has admitted it and government ministers are also saying the same fact that he is a biased person as well as the opposition political parties,” he added.

Meanwhile, joint opposition member Prof. G.L. Peiris said that they would personally file cases claiming compensation against the police officials who were engaged in arresting parties attached to the opposition with no legal basis. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)

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Buddhi Perera Friday, 24 November 2017 09:04 AM

Karu J may be the only person who should be there

ANTON Friday, 24 November 2017 09:10 AM

NOT ONLY SPEAKER, ALL MUST RESIGN AND HAND OVER THE PARLIAMENT TO GMOA.

voter Friday, 24 November 2017 09:23 AM

I think he has very short memory or doesn't have one at all. He must be forgetting how MP's behaved and acted within the parliament during the previous regime.

Sincere Friday, 24 November 2017 11:29 AM

For not engaging in unworthy acts not suitable for a Speaker just like in your era?

alex Friday, 24 November 2017 11:41 AM

why stop at the Speaker, ask the President and PM also to resign so that you can ask your BOSS to be the king again to continue the national loot

gamini Friday, 24 November 2017 11:42 AM

and what else do you want honorable sir?

karsha Friday, 24 November 2017 04:47 PM

And give us the power.

tilak Friday, 24 November 2017 11:43 AM

the most powerful voice in the country has spoken...please adhere to his request

Asoka Friday, 24 November 2017 01:22 PM

Worst Speaker after t he Independent Sri Lanka. Asia's best Finance Minister Ravi worst ever Finance Minister of Sri Lanka but he became best Finance Minister of Asia. We are living this type of world now

suresh Friday, 24 November 2017 11:43 AM

next the JO will say that is the wish of the Maha Sangha

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