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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Govt. urges action against Wijeyadasa
TUESDAY, 04 DECEMBER 2012
The
Government today asked Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa to take action against
UNP MP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe for his involvement in legally challenging
the parliamentary process to impeach Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake.
The Speaker said he would examine the matter and take appropriate action.
Deputy Health Minister Lalith Dissanayake, raising a point of order referred to the Speaker’s ruling that court proceedings had no binding on Parliament and asked about Mr. Rajapakshe’s involvement in the judicial process against the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).
“I do not know how Mr. Rajapakshe as a member representing this august assembly has legally challenged this process. He has done it despite the Speaker’s ruling. It is true that he is the President of the Bar Association. But, he cannot do so as an MP,” Mr. Dissanayake said.
However Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe argued that in this instance Mr. Rakapakshe had acted as the President of the Bar Association and not as a legislator.(KB & YP)
The Speaker said he would examine the matter and take appropriate action.
Deputy Health Minister Lalith Dissanayake, raising a point of order referred to the Speaker’s ruling that court proceedings had no binding on Parliament and asked about Mr. Rajapakshe’s involvement in the judicial process against the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).
“I do not know how Mr. Rajapakshe as a member representing this august assembly has legally challenged this process. He has done it despite the Speaker’s ruling. It is true that he is the President of the Bar Association. But, he cannot do so as an MP,” Mr. Dissanayake said.
However Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe argued that in this instance Mr. Rakapakshe had acted as the President of the Bar Association and not as a legislator.(KB & YP)
