Speaker writes to President

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya in a letter to the President Maithripala Sirisena informed today that he had received a request asking that the privileges of Ranil Wickremesinghe be protected until the person with the confidence of a majority in Parliament is established as Prime Minister.

The UNP in a letter to Speaker requested yesterday to protect the Privileges of Ranil Wickremesinghe under the Article 42 (4) of the Constitution.The letter, signed by the UNP Chairman Kabir Hashim and General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, said that Ranil Wickremesinghe still held the confidence of majority of Parliament.

The letter to the President said:

“I consider it my foremost duty to protect the rights and privileges of all Members of Parliament, especially in the context of the serious political — constitutional crisis which has arisen in the country. I have received a request to protect the rights and privileges of Ranil Wickremesinghe until any other person emerged from within Parliament as having secured the confidence of Parliament.”
“I consider the said request to be a democratic and fair request. I request you to consider the said request, as the leader of the Government, who has obtained a mandate to secure democracy and Good Governance.”

“This request is especially important in the context where various persons are reported to have issued threats via the media. You would also appreciate that the forcible takeovers, which have been reported at State Media institutions, has been seen as transcending a mere internal breakdown of law and order, and would have serious international implications. Several countries have already issued travel advisories to their citizens.

“In this context continuing the prorogation of Parliament until 16 November will have serious and undesirable consequences for our country, and I kindly request you to reconsider same.

“I consider it duty to draw your attention to the convention that a prorogation should be done in consultation with the Speaker,” the letter said.

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Comments - 45

ANTON Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:39 PM

TAKE IT ON THE CHIN SPEAKER SIR !!! WE NEED AT LEAST THREE PRIME MINISTERS , MAINLY TO CONTROL OUR MEGA CABINET.

Catch me if you can. Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:15 PM

What about the 500 million doll out to MS for this fiasco.

No money perera Sunday, 28 October 2018 04:16 PM

Rs.500 or 50 million, MR style is taking and giving bribes.

Mandy Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:24 PM

So no wonder someone when to Seychelles with 95000 population when a province out of Colombo has over a million. Seychelles is another Panama with no currency laws.

DHA Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:46 PM

Wow these incidents are more interesting than watching our cricket team play T20....

Dhammika Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:16 PM

This game is called T 225 .

Shafraz Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:56 PM

whats interesting in this?we should be utterly shameful as a nation to witness this pathetic scenes.

Shan Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:47 PM

Karu is correct and can give some tuition to President on Constitutional Matters

Dee Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:02 PM

Come on? You can give tution to someone who understands what a constitution is. You can't give tution to someone who sees the constitution as a newspaper article!

upali Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:51 PM

Please show us some instances in which you have taken in consultation with President and it wAS REPORTED IN MANY INCIDENTS THAT SOME MP'S WERE ARRESTED WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEGE.

Speaker Sunday, 28 October 2018 12:54 PM

MS and RW came together to abolish the family bandits-see what has now happened. Our people have no choice other than just change the colours at the elections. When you all in power you forget the past and cannot remember all what uttered at the last elections.

666 Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:01 PM

President must realize that the country had got divided into two over this issue and if the other parties also get onto the streets, country would end up in anarchy. As the speaker said third grade politicians like WW issuing threats openly in the media and the other incidents could easily fan the flames of others as well.

Yehiya Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:07 PM

Knowledge of president in constitution is very poor.

Jayk Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:32 PM

Not a worthy guy as people thought in 2015.Ranil is still the best despite his efficiency

bill Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:10 PM

Prorogation of the parliament by the President clearly shows that MR still have not mustered the required majority. Prorogation is to buy time to net more MP's to their side.

laki Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:13 PM

This is like the cart before the bull. It they have the majority in the parliament which is the criteria for the selection of the PM, they could have defeated RW on a no confidence motion and then MS could have appointed MR as PM. This shows the standard of politics in SL at the highest places.

jimbo Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:14 PM

This is the biggest circus in the whole world performed by 225 clowns and directed by a bigger clown. Very interesting to watch.

Tourist Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:15 PM

Just when we were about to get some much neededforeign evenie after being naedthe best tourist desination on Lonely Planet during the tourist season. Real smart move Maitree!

s.a.narampanawa Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:42 PM

all this is due to the fact sri lanka lacks honest.sincere,politicians who have a genuine interest to serve the country.

Riza Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:47 PM

RW go home without hiding at "Temple Tress", with your set of Boys. Also hand over to Sajith. You ruined SL and the UNP.

lalantha Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:47 PM

You fool as long as RW has a mojority why should he go home,,Mahinda hammered u muslims in Bentatota , Kandy everywhere,,,u dont have self respect

bert Sunday, 28 October 2018 06:02 PM

now theres no future for srilanka. you are responsible as well.

Ram Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:47 PM

President is ill advised by a Law Professor who cannot represent/defend a client before courts

Lonely Planet Sunday, 28 October 2018 01:50 PM

Bringing SL from Number 1 to Last for best travel destinations countries to visit!!

Dhammika Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:19 PM

Time for LONELY PLANET to keep Sri Lanka LONELY .

Sincere Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:00 PM

Irrespective of our political affiliations, this letter shows, not only to the country but also to the whole world, in what a dreaded political turmoil we are embroiled as citizens of this country. This is not what we voted for in the last elections, but a Yahapaalanaya. Hence we request all parties to settle these disputes within a democratic and constitutional framework for the betterment of all citizens of the country.

Hautaum Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:27 PM

It is last phase of crises to confirm who is the PM? Nothing else.....

jaykay Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:28 PM

Sirisena off his head i guess -For MR this is normal taking power un-democratically. But this guy swapped the votes in 2015 putting forward serious murder allegations on MR on which he

Asitha Gurusinghe Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:28 PM

The speaker is an honest gentleman but not a strong speaker. As much as he would like to be independent he is not allowed to do so. As such, he has earned a poor reputation which a gentleman of his calibre does not deserve. Therefore this letter does not carry much weight.

Suren Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:38 PM

This is normal when we elect illiterates as president...!

Bandula Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:48 PM

Disgraceful, the only thing Maitripala is interested in is retaining his power. Let the country go to dogs.... What a bunch of jokers.

Dhammika Sunday, 28 October 2018 04:32 PM

You said ... COUNTRY GOING TO DOGS already A BUNCH OF DOGS ARE RUNNING THE COUNTRY ...

Jesica Sunday, 28 October 2018 02:57 PM

Hora sira does not understand the law

jeffaloy Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:03 PM

Well said Speaker but your letter will be like a tissue paper for the President because he does not understand the Constitution which the normal citizen knows. MR and MS think that they can fool the people all the time. This letter states where the Country is heading towards i.e Bad to Worse and now Destruction. If MR has the majority why does MS prorogue Parliament. As stated by RW in the Parliament you can solve this issue. If MR has the majority he would have waited till the Budget is presented and then defeat the Budget, the no issues the Government had to go home without any problem. But MS suddenly on a Friday evening did this Game Change because he knew very well being weekend it will take time even for RW to go to Courts. Finally MS let down the Alliance which brought him to Power. This is called political prostitution.

lalantha Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:45 PM

U are very correct jeffaloy..I totally agree with you..Mr Speaker has written the correct thing and must be commended,

Gamini Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:09 PM

Even a Gramasevaka would have a better constitutional knowledge than President.

lakshitha Sunday, 28 October 2018 03:43 PM

Well said Mr Speaker...ur letter is spot on,,rule of law and democracy must be protected although this President has no understanding of same..

N. Ethirveerasingam Sunday, 28 October 2018 04:08 PM

The Speker is right to request president to Let parliament meet as schedule on November 5th. It gives RW and MR time to prove their strength in Parliament rather than on the streets.

fred Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:46 PM

True but is a man who has shown little regard to the constitution going to pay any attention to what the Speaker says?

Neo Sunday, 28 October 2018 04:24 PM

After the British, it is Chian who now will rule Sri Lanka, with help from MR.

RaW Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:28 PM

Do not try to sell your country again to China. Your country has been sold by MR to china before and look at the debts you are in. We watch everything. If the need comes we will do what is necessary. Be it covert or straight.

Pg Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:32 PM

MR s clan misleading the public . They gave te Hambantota port to chinese first . They sold the army headquarters land to shangrila . They sold the country to the chinese. Robbed the country in billions now using the state media to tell otherwise to the uneducated mass. What the good governance didnt do is used the state media for slandering the opposite ,

sss Sunday, 28 October 2018 05:43 PM

Not that Yahapalanaya did much to arrest them and they have their own, now will the crooks who made MR defeat possible have a free hand again in corruption and antisocial activities

nilmini gunasekara Sunday, 28 October 2018 06:28 PM

i am shy about the president about the country. please respect the constitution of the country.

Kumar Sunday, 28 October 2018 07:27 PM

No one other than the Chinese has acknowledged MS's action a very sad state. It is also sad to note that the Majority is incensed by politics to give a reasonable devolution to their brothers in the North but are willing to risk the whole country by giving the Chinese dragon Hambantota and the heart of Colombo. If Dutegemunu was living he would have hugged Prabaharan for Chasing India Who will be there to chase the Chinese if they didn't move out?. They gave a loan and have acquired the land for interest due.

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