People will attack protesters soon: Diana

State Minister Diana Gamage was engaged in a showdown with SJB MP Thushara Indunil Amarasena in Parliament yesterday where the former said SJB MPs will not remain in the House for long.

Ms. Gamage said this when MP Amarasena said the former has no right to talk as she is not an elected MP.

“Ms Gamage is shouting at us today after coming into Parliament through the national list ,” Amarasena said.

“Yes I was not elected to Parliament. You are here today as I gave you all visa. You people who represent SJB will not remain in Parliament today,” MP Gamage said.

“Those in the opposition including SJB are staging protests today. They are trying to sabotage the reviving economy. Hotels are full in Colombo with tourists but they are afraid to come out because of protests. People will attack the protesters soon. There will be a 'kurundu polu' culture in Sri Lanka soon," MP Gamage said,

“It was President Ranil Wickremesinghe who introduced ‘Kurundu Polu culture,” MP Amarasena replied.(Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)