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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Thursday, June 22, 2017
Two NPC ministers found guilty resign
The two ministers of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), found guilty
by a three-member committee which investigated corruption allegations
made against them had tendered their resignation.
Education Minister Thambyrajah Gurukularajah tendered his resignation
yesterday, while Agriculture Minister Ponnuthurai Ayngaranesan had
reportedly handed over his resignation to the Chief Ministers office
earlier.
“However, as the Chief Minister was absent and council member
M.K.Sivajilingam had accepted the letters and had handed them over to
the Northern Governor’s Secretary,” political sources from Jaffna said.
Earlier, Northern Provincial Council (NPC) Chief Minister
C.V.Wigneswaran called for the resignation of the two Provincial
Ministers over corruption and fraud allegations after the committee
appointed by him had found them guilty.
The Chief Minister made this request when the NPC took up a debate on
the report submitted by three-member committee, which investigated
corruption allegations made against NPC ministers.
The Committee appointed by the Chief Minister last year comprised of two
retired judges and one retired GA. The committee found evidence on the
charges made against the above-mentioned two Provincial Ministers.
The Chief Minister also requested Provincial Health Minister
Dr.P.Sathyalingm and Civil Transport and Fisheries Minister
B.Denishwaran to go on leave until the corruption and fraud charges
against them are properly investigated.
Earlier,NPC Ministers Kurukularaja and Ingaranesan pleaded not guilty
when they were given time to show cause with regard to the allegations.
However,some members of the NCP were against Wigneswaran’s decision to
send on leave the health minister and the transport minister who were
not found guilty by the committee. Later,16 members had handed over a No
Confidence Motion against the Chief Minister to the Governor which
resulted in public protests both against Wigeswaran and in support of
him.
On Monday,Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R.Sampanthan had told the
group of Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members to withdraw the
No-Confidence Motion submitted against Northern Province Chief Minister
C.V. Wigneswaran.