Now Mahinda faction favours Geneva!

WEDNESDAY, 30 MARCH 2016

Parliamentarians Dullas Alahapperuma, Bandula Gunawardene and Udaya Gammanpila left to Geneva yesterday (29th) to apprise the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) regarding unjust treatment meted out to Members of the 'Joint Opposition' in Parliament.

Before leaving the island Parliamentarian Dullas Alahapperuma speaking at a media conference had said they would meet the Secretary General of IPU tomorrow (31st) and apprise him of the unjust treatment meted out to 53 Members of Parliament of the joint opposition including denying sufficient time for them to express their views in Parliament. He said the Speaker has been informed regarding their move to hand over a document with 6 important matters to the Secretary General of IPU.

However, when Parliamentarians representing the opposition engaged in a foreign visit during Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, the likes of Dullas Allahapperuma, Bandula Gunawardene and Wimal Weerawansa always said the Parliamentarians from the opposition make foreign visits to belittle the country in front of the international community. Whatever was said about Sri Lanka many ministers in Mahinda Rajapaksa regime said it would bring discredit to Sri Lanka and it was a part of the imperialist conspiracy.

They also talked about an attempt to take Mahinda Rajapaksa to the Hague and the electric chair. However, the IPU, which Parliamentarians of the joint opposition visit now, has played an important part in setting up the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.