Yaha Paalana’ govt. shaken due to Maxwell Paranagama report!

Oct 15, 2015

The Maxwell Paranagama commission report appears to have created a big crisis in the ‘Yaha Paalana’ government. The reason is that the report exposes financial fraud and other embezzlement of ministers and MPs in the previous regime. This is also a reason for the delay in the release of the report.

After the report is released, ministers of the previous Rajapaksa regime who are now in the present ‘Yaha Paalana’ cabinet as well as a large number of SLFP MPs will face accusations. The continuous delay is in order to protect them.

However, UNP MPs have asked the prime minister to release the report as soon as possible. They have also exerted pressure on the president. They are stressing that the report should be released and based on its content, the culprits should be punished irrespective of positions.

However, SLFP ministers and MPs have asked the president not to release it, saying it will cause grave harm to the party.

This crisis has worsened to a confrontation between the president and the prime minister. The PM wants to punish those accused by the report to realize public aspirations for good governance. But, the president is delaying its release in order to save his party at the insistence of SLFP ministers and MPs.