Speaker suspends Sarana

29 November 2011 04:15 am

Deputy Minister of Petroleum Sarana Gunawardane was suspended from Parliament for a period of one week starting from November 30, for his misconduct in the House during the budget speech by throwing a water bottle at the opposition.

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa who conducted inquiries into the misconduct of the MPs during the budget speech of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on November 21, announced in the House today that Mr. Sarana Gunawardane’s behaviour amounted to be the most serious act against the decorum of the House. Therefore, the Speaker asked the Leader of the House to move a motion to suspend Mr. Gunawardane from Parliament for a period of one week. The Speaker said that a committee would be appointed very soon to make recommendations to maintain the decorum of the House in future.

Accordingly, Leader of the House Nimal Siripala de Silva moved the motion, and it was endorsed by the House unanimously.  (Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)