Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has accused Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena of attempting to assault him in the Parliamentary complex today.
Raising a privilege issue in Parliament, MP Shanakiyan said that the incident had occurred at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Parliamentary complex when he went to meet the Prime Minister concerning an issue in his Batticaloa constituency.
“Stating that I speak against the government, MP Abeygunawardena questioned how I can enter their Prime Minister’s Office. He further challenged me to walk out to the lift, after I had insisted that the Prime Minister was for the entire nation,” he explained.
The Batticaloa District MP further said that MP Abeygunawardena had insinuated that he could not enter the PM’s Office as he was a Tamil politician.
He said that State Minister Ashoka Priyantha had prevented MP Abeygunawardena from assaulting him, which was also witnessed by the staff at the PM’s Office.
MP Shanakiyan requested the matter to be raised before the Parliament Ethics and Privileges Committee, adding that in the event it is not raised, he will be forced to file a Police complaint as this incident was a threat to his life. (NewsWire)
I have alerted the speaker of this incident today. This is not the first time where I have been threatened by SLPP members . The parliament privileges committee has failed to investigate and take action against on previous instances and it has now reached to a point of assault https://t.co/5tAwfSxUoj pic.twitter.com/qIveijsqC9
— Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam (@ShanakiyanR) March 7, 2024
