Opposition to meet on 11 November over blocked motion against Speaker
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The Opposition parliamentary group will meet on 11 November to decide its course of action regarding the Government’s refusal to debate a no-confidence motion against Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunatilleka said.
Karunatilleka stated that the Opposition will neither amend nor replace the motion submitted on 9 October by 44 MPs. The motion accuses the Speaker of violating the Constitution, the Anti-Corruption Act, and parliamentary rules.
On 6 November, Deputy Speaker Rizvie Salih informed Parliament that five privilege questions regarding the motion, including one by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, were rejected for not establishing a prima facie breach.
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How the story developed
- EසිThe SJB confirmed the no-confidence motion was removed from the parliamentary process.
- EThis storyThe opposition scheduled a meeting to determine their strategy regarding the blocked no-confidence motion.
- EOpposition MPs disrupted parliamentary proceedings to protest the refusal to debate the no-confidence motion.
- සිDayasiri Jayasekara announced plans to report the blocked debate to international human rights bodies.
