Sexual harassment: Female MPs can complain to Speaker

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has requested female Parliamentarians to inform him if they are subjected to any kind of sexual or other harassment, the Speaker’s office said yesterday.

It said that the Speaker would not hesitate to take tough action against those individuals, found guilty in this regard irrespective of the party or the positions they hold.

However, there were no complaints to the Speaker or any other Parliament officials about this as yet. The statement also said that the Speaker would look into the matter further by himself. (Chamara Sampath)

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Sonali Tuesday, 19 January 2016 03:05 AM

What if they are "accidentally groped", he might be pulled up for looking at the "matter" that was groped.

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ET Tuesday, 19 January 2016 05:42 AM

May be the best speaker we ever had.

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onlooker Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:21 AM

Why sweat Hon. Speaker sir ? , Hirunika and her Black Defender Service will attend to it.

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dinesh Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:36 AM

One MP from Mathugama regularly harass women when talking in Parliament. Speaker can first act on him.

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Sonali S Tuesday, 19 January 2016 09:53 AM

The best vegetable!

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KOLA KOTIYA Tuesday, 19 January 2016 10:50 AM

THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY COMPLAIN. THEY PREFER, AS IT IS A PRESTIGE FR THEM

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