Democracy in Parliament being destroyed: SJB MP
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that Rahman said the Speaker was not allowing the motion to be debated.
- WhatNews reports that the government asked the opposition to amend the motion.
- WhatNews says the opposition had not responded at the time of its report.
Daily Mirror reports that Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Mujibur Rahman accused Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne of preventing a no-confidence motion against him from being debated in Parliament. Rahman said this was undermining parliamentary democracy.
WhatNews reports that the opposition submitted the motion against Wickramaratne and that the government asked the opposition to revise it, arguing that it contains material concerning cases being heard in court. WhatNews says the opposition had not responded to that request at the time of reporting.
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