24 August 2016 11:29 pm
At first, MP Handunnetti asked his main question regarding a coconut estate in the Piliyandala area. Then, he asked two supplementary questions on matters arising from the answer to the key question.
Next, he sought permission to raise yet another question about Mr. Dissanayake threatening to quit the Ministerial post.
"This is not relevant to the main question. But, can I ask this question with your permission? ," he asked.
The Speaker shot it down due to its irrelevance.
The Speaker is the father-in-law of Minister Dissanayake.
Therefore, in lighter vein, it was heard the MPs joking that the father-in-law came to the rescue of his son-in-law.
However, the Speaker brushed such jovial remarks saying personal relationships did not matter in doing Parliamentary business. (Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)