Government MPs take over Speaker’s seat
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on November 16, 2018 - 1:56 pm
Parliament was set to convene at 1.30 pm this afternoon. However, proceedings of parliament are yet to officially begin. A large number of UPFA members of parliament have surrounded the Speaker’s chair. MP Arundika Fernando is currently seated in the Speaker’s chair.
Several parliamentarians representing the government are currently staging a protest within the Parliament chamber.
The MPs are protesting against UNP members Palitha Thewarapperuma and Ranjan Ramanayake bringing knives into the chamber yesterday.
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Sudda ( brits ) thought
Gentlemen will do politics and play cricket
Today power is in Monkeys hands and
Cricket played by Mahat Horu
JR made a mistake thought ,future politicians will be like him or Ranil .
There is a saying in Sinhala
Wandurata Deli pihiya Denna Epa kiyala .
This is the result .both Mahinda and Maithree aren’t fit for executive presidency or vest with power .they ll misuse it to the maximum