UNP MP sent out of Chamber

30 November 2012 11:25 am

Parliament sittings were suspended for ten minutes a short while ago after a tense situation arose as UNP MP Ajith P. Perera was ordered to be sent out of the Chamber.

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today removed ruling party MP A.H.M. Azwer from the chairman panel after examining an incident in which he ordered UNP MP Ajith P. Perera out of the chamber.

The chairman panel comprises members from the political divide of the House.  They preside over the House in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the Deputy Chairman of Committees.

On Several occasions, the Speaker has warned Mr. Azwer not to disturb opposition MPs during their speeches.