Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana suspended SJB’s Chaminda Wijesiri and SLPP’s Janaka Tissakuttiarachchi from sessions yesterday since their confrontation disturbed Parliament.
The Speaker suspended the sittings twice due to this situation, the first being when their confrontation became more disturbing.
When the sittings resumed the Speaker announced their suspension for one day and again suspended the sittings temporarily allowing the Serjeant -At- Arms to remove the duo from the House of parliament before the debate continued.
A verbal confrontation flared up using unparliamentary language while SJB MP Wijesiri was charging on the security of the MP Tissakuttiarachchi. Both MPs lost controlat the end and MP Wijesiri was seen throwing a water bottle at Kuttiarachchi and it fell on the desk where former MP Pavithra Wannniarachchi was sitting.
UNP MP Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe then proposed the suspension of the sittings and the Speaker acted accordingly.
The Speaker announced his decision to suspend the sittings after the sessions resumed after 10 minutes and requested the Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms to remove the two MPs from the Chamber. He suspended sittings again till the two were removed and sittings resumed five minutes later.
Saturday, April 9, 2022 – 01:10