UNP protests in Parliament

29 June 2010 10:31 am

The UNP staged a protest in parliament a short while ago holding up placards against the government budget for 2010. Some government members were seen shouting slogans at the UNP creating a noisy commotion in parliament.

As the protest continued Acting Minister of Finance Sarath Amunugama expressed dissapointment at the behaviour of the opposition saying they were acting like "monkeys" and continued his speech before winding up afterwhich the Speaker announced that the Budget reading will continue tomorrow.