SJB to vote in favour of resolution to remove Deshabandu

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Colombo, August 4 (Daily Mirror) - The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to vote in favour of the resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Katunathilleke said.

He told the Daily Mirror that the SJB Parliamentary Group has decided to vote in favour of the resolution.

“We are the ones who opposed the appointment of Tennakoon as the IGP and we went to courts against his appointment. Therefore, we decided that it is fitting that we vote in favour of this resolution," he added.

SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said the party has not taken an official stand.

“Our parliamentary group will decide on it at the right time,” he said.

The resolution to remove Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon from office in terms of Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, will be taken up for debate in Parliament tomorrow.

Parliament on 08 April, 2025 passed the Resolution No. P.29/2025 and it appeared in the Order Paper of Parliament dated 08.04.2025 and a Committee of Inquiry (hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee') was appointed under Section 5(2) and Section 6(b) of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, to inquire and report its findings in respect of the allegations in the said resolution. The committee apparently found Tennakoon guilty of the charges.

Tennakoon will be the first IGP to be removed from office through a resolution in Parliament.

Comments - 4

Citizen Silva Tuesday, 05 August 2025 03:30 AM

This fiasco is an embarrassment to the constitution of the country. This is similar to having a convicted fraudster as the President of the USA. For god sake can't this government change the constitution to appoint or remove a Government Employee via Cabinet approval?

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H.P. Hathurusinghe [Attorney-at-Law] Tuesday, 05 August 2025 05:38 AM

Welcome move by SJB and Desabandu will be clean bowled. This should be a HARD SLAP to Namal and his nasty father Mahinda and their henchmen living with looted money of our people.

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Bannis Mama Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:14 AM

Hats off SJB. Sajith this is the right way, hope you would have understood the right thinking of NPP unlike Namal Rajapakshe who is Nutty, no proper education, a good for nothing rogue like his father Mahinda.

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Dr. K.A.W. Perera Tuesday, 05 August 2025 07:18 AM

Gayantha you are a decent Gentleman who talks with sense, unlike Potuwa Hora Kariyawasam who gets few rupees from Namal and utter nonsense. Good move taken by Samagi Jana Balawegaya. Thanks.

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