Speaker orders probe

24 Jun 2011 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa today ordered Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Kitulgoda to conduct inquiries into the complaint that an official of the parliamentary staff had been assigned to do some administrative work of Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

The matter was raised by UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, who rose on a point of order, charged that the Secretary General had instructed the parliamentary staff including the Sergeant at Arms to hand over letters addressed to Minister Basil Rajapaksa to Administration Officer Lacil de Silva instead of delivering them to the Minister’s residence at Gregory Road, Colombo 7.

In hard hitting remarks, the UNP MP said that the parliamentary staff should act without political affiliation in discharging their duties in terms of the Standing Orders.

“The Standing Orders are clear in this regard. Then, how can the parliamentary staff be used for the discharging of duties on behalf of a certain minister?” he asked.

The Speaker ordered the Secretary General to look into this matter and report to him with immediate effect. “I will look into it accordingly,” he said. (KB/YP)

Breaking News

Speaker orders probe

Most Popular Articles

More arrests of lawyers, politicians and senior police officers

Former National Lotteries Board Chairperson Shyamila Perera arrested

Girl visited her lover, gang raped by lover and his friends

Historic locomotive move between Kandy and Peradeniya without tracks

Updated World Test Championship standings after West Indies’ record win over Sri Lanka

12-hour water cut in Colombo and suburbs on Saturday

Latest News

Sri Lanka braces for El Niño impacts due to weather volatility warnings

Trump says 500,000 children receive first $1,000 Trump account deposits

Commander of the Navy meets with Commander of the Air Force

Inmates’ plan was to sabotage smooth functioning of prison operations: Minister

2027 public and bank holidays gazetted