15 December 2021 08:54 am Views - 164
By Yohan Perera
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday alleged that Parliament was prorogued to get rid of Charitha Herath, Tissa Vitharana and Anura Yapa who head the important parliamentary committees.
SJB MP S. M. Marikkar told a press conference that the House was prorogued to remove MP Charitha Herath as the head of COPE, Tissa Vitharana as the head of COPA and Anura Yapa as the head of Public Finance committee. “The stage is set to remove these MPs from the posts they hold as they did an impartial job. Mr. Herath summoned various officers from.state institutions such as BOI while Professor Vitharana summoned the heads of Excise Department. In addition MP Yapa was able to uncover scams at the Finance Ministry. It is a known fact that BOI officials had an issue with regard to being summoned to COPE. This is why the government wants to get rid of present heads of parliamentary committtees,” MP Marikkar said.
I bet these MPs will not be re-appointed as committee heads once again,” Marikkar who is a member of COPE said.
Also he said SJB will topple the government next year and form a new government with youthful leaders. “The new government will put all wrong doers behind bars,” he added.