Leader of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that he requested the Supreme Court to appoint a full-bench of judges to consider the petitions that have been filed against the dissolution of Parliament.
He said that the he would also file a defamation case against former Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake for insulting the Supreme Court.
Minister made these statements addressing media at his party office in Pitakotte yesterday.
Accusing the Speaker that he acted in a biased manner in the Parliament so far, he said that the Speaker had once again violated the Constitution by including a motion suspending the right of the Secretary to the Prime Minister to spend money under the expenditure head of the Prime Minister to the order paper for November 29.
Minister Gammanpila also accused Ven. Dambara Amila Thera of being a Non-Governmental activist. “I have a doubt whether he is a disciple of the Buddha or of Ranil Wickremesinghe.”
“MP Ajith P. Perera at the recently held all party meeting stated that they could present affidavits of 113 MPs in support of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Not only that, he said that they would bring it by 10.00 a.m. next day. By now, five days have passed. There is no sight of bringing those affidavits. The truth is that the United National Party does not have the support of 113 MPs. Although, they said that they have 122 MPs with them, already two of them are with us. Then the number has decreased to 120.”
According to him, the 14 TNA MPs and the six JVP MPs had stated that they would not support for resolutions that creates Prime Ministers. Therefore, the United National Party now has only 100 MPs with them. “So, we tell them to think about securing 113 in their support despite the others’ issues,” he added.
Speaking further about the motion that is to be moved on November 29 in Parliament to suspend the Prime Minister’s expenditure head, he said that the Speaker could suspend the Standing Orders with the support of the MPs in parliament, but, nobody in this world could suspend the Constitution. He said that MP Anura Kumara stated that there are no ministers in parliament and only MPs are there. Then, he should tell us as to how that motion, which should be moved by a minister was presented in parliament by an MP, he stated.
Commenting on the Parliamentary Select Committee that is to be appointed, Gammanpila said that no Standing Order indicates the ratio of sharing of memberships of that committee between the government party and the Opposition.According to the prevailing tradition, the government party should have the majority, he said.
“An adjournment motion would be presented in the parliament today. The United National Party is attempting to scare the President through letters.Those are their childish works.”
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