State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage, and opposition MPs Sujith Sanjaya Perera and Rohana Bandara have been suspended from Parliament for a period of one month over a recent brawl in Parliament.
The decision has been taken based on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges.
MP Chamal Rajapaksa submitted the investigation report on the brawl to Parliament today on behalf of the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges, with the report recommending to temporarily suspend the three MPs from Parliament.
Meanwhile, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) accused the Speaker of the Parliament of failing to implement the recommendations of the committee that was appointed to investigate the brawl.
The SJB revealed that the report by the Parliamentary Committee had recommended a 03-month suspension for State Minister Diana Gamage and only one month for the two SJB MPs.
The SJB added that, however, the decision pertaining to State Minister Diana Gamage has been reduced to one month after the report had been submitted to the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges.
The suspension comes in connection to a brawl that broke out within the Parliament premises between State Minister Diana Gamage and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs Rohana Bandara and Sujith Perera in October.
Following the incident, State Minister Diana Gamage lodged a complaint with the Welikada Police against SJB MP Sujith Perera accusing him of having allegedly assaulted her outside the Parliament Chamber. (NewsWire)