Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake clashed with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuirya in Parliament today over the use of state vehicles.
Addressing the Parliament, MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake accused government MPs and Ministers of using state vehicles, despite the government having claimed that it would not allocate state vehicles.
The MP raised concerns in this regard in response to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya’s statement in which she claimed the government has not issued state vehicles to MPs of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka.
She further said that a vehicle has been only issued to MP Sugath Wasantha de Silva by the Presidential Secretariat, taking into consideration his special needs, adding that however, he has not been provided a driver or fuel allowance.
MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake then responded that an MP living in Madiwala was using a Range Rover which costs more than a V8 SUV, disputing the government’s claims that state vehicles have not been issued to MPs.
A heated exchange then ensued between Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, with the PM saying that the government would investigate the claims. (Newswire)