Pandemonium in Sri Lanka parliament, PM loses another confidence vote

Fri, Nov 16, 2018, 07:31 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Nov 16, Colombo: For a second day pandemonium prevailed in Sri Lanka parliament with the lawmakers of President Maithripala Sirisena appointed government attacking the Speaker and the opposition lawmakers to disrupt the parliamentary proceedings.

Parliamentarians supporting the unconstitutionally appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa hurled water bottles filled with chili powder and chairs at the police who escorted the Speaker and parliamentary officials into the chamber and opposing MPs.

Following the chaos prevailed on Thursday at the assembly after the parliament passed a no confidence motion against the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the President's new government with a majority vote, the party leaders agreed to reconvene parliament today.
JVP MP Vijitha Herath was injured when he was attacked with a Constitution book and UNP MP Gamini Jayawickrama and the police officers were sprayed with chili powder mixed water. Several police officers also received injuries.

Despite the violence unleashed by the pro-Rajapaksa MPs to disrupt proceedings, parliament by a name vote passed another a no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa.

Following the chaos prevailed on Thursday at the assembly after the parliament passed a no confidence motion against the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the President's new government with a majority vote, the party leaders agreed to reconvene parliament today.



The President yesterday asked the Speaker to hold another vote by name to show his choice for the Prime Minister and his government has no majority in parliament.