Rishad and Wijedasa clash in Parliament over judges

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Parliament, Dec 6 (Daily Mirror) - Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha and MP Rishad Bathiudeen engaged in a heated argument in Parliament today on the remarks that both of them had made on a judge on an earlier day.

MP Bathiudeen who was referring to a remark made by Minister Rajapakasha that he had insulted a certain judge, said no name had been mentioned by him.

“Minister Rajapaksha said I cursed a certain judge the other day. I must say I never cursed anyone and besides I did not mention any name of a judge. Also, the Minister never objected to former Minister Roshan Ranasinghe when he made a remark against a judge,” MP Bathiudeen said.

Minister Rajapaksha who responded said MP Bathiudeen certainly referred to a particular judge when he used the word ‘a Muslim judge’.

"Also, I must remind the MP that the whole Parliament criticized Minister Ranasinghe during the debate on the motion that was brought to sack officials of Sri Lanka Cricket,” Minister Rajapaksha said.

Comments - 15

Waco Wednesday, 06 December 2023 12:43 PM

Again the Parliamentarians have argue on useless topics and have started wasted time. Tax-Payer’s money is being wasted. What a joke.

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Ranjith Ganage Wednesday, 06 December 2023 01:04 PM

True, moreover that ' Deal dasa ' is shouting because he wants to back bone to Ranil Rajapak and company no other reason. Whatever is wasting tax payers money actually Srilankan parliament is completely Useless for the nation.

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Bandu Wednesday, 06 December 2023 12:52 PM

When the judiciary becomes a matter of debate in the country and now even in Parliament, it is not a reflection on the commentators but on the Judiciary that must act free of any motives. It is very sad that the once respected Judiciary of our country has reached this limit of criticism.

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Onlooker Wednesday, 06 December 2023 02:05 PM

Almost similar are two terms: Contempt of Court and Contempt of the Court.

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Rifcky Wednesday, 06 December 2023 08:34 PM

The 225 know the rest of the srilankans are emotional fools. So they will stage their drama over useless things so the fools forget the past

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Jayantha Wednesday, 06 December 2023 01:50 PM

Unless the legal system is updated to suite todays world and stop cases being dragged on for generations. People will get fedup of the system and will result in detoriaration of law and order. For example take land related matterd that car being dragged on for generations. It is a failure of the legal system and the parliment where latter drafts laws. Initiate speeding up processes and reduce wasting of time

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Ram Wednesday, 06 December 2023 02:12 PM

Rajapaksa should have expressed dissatisfaction at the time Roshan spoke. He cannot be heard to say the the whole Parliament criticised. Few MPs at the time of Roshans speech objected but not Rajapaksa

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lanka Wednesday, 06 December 2023 02:51 PM

They are friends and each one helps the other. That is the politics of Sri Lanka today. JR took the civic right of Srima. that was the last time when a politician behaved politically in Sri Lanka. Today, politics is a friendly business. Each one of them helps to protect their self-interest. nothing else. Even JVP colleagues could get help from government colleagues. that is our culture in Sri Lanka. it has gone beyond the political norm to family or friendly culture

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Omar Khadine Wednesday, 06 December 2023 03:20 PM

Both the IMF and the GAN Asia report (intensively) exposed and high lighted the disastrous skullduggery and Corruption within the Sri Lankan Judiciary and their lack of independence and taking of bribes . Reminds of the 38 High Court Judges who were exposed for Corruption and the taking of bribes (2014).

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Bartholis Perera Wednesday, 06 December 2023 04:09 PM

Wijedasa, why do this Ponna government pay Pin Padi for this thief Bathurdeen? Give them to poor people together with 75% of your Pin Gon Padi!

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Kekilley Wednesday, 06 December 2023 05:09 PM

Instead of spending 10 billion once in every 5 years, we should have elections only once is 10 years, so that we will stop watching these elected clowns in parliament and even switch off the TV sets and stop reading about them even in newspapers

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Siva Wednesday, 06 December 2023 10:44 PM

Both are useless people

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Clowns of paradise Thursday, 07 December 2023 02:13 AM

Clowns doing what clowns do best, waste everyone time and money.

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AJ Thursday, 07 December 2023 06:52 AM

He mentioned honorable SC judge Kodagoda’s name in parliament as his neighbour, even mentioning by such a lowly person like Bathiudeen it itself a disrespect to honorable judge

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Nagapona Seeladasa Thursday, 07 December 2023 08:41 AM

Both are useless and sacked by the parliament very soon - if there is a law of this country!

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