Opposition leader Mr Sajith Premadasa said today (8) in Parliament that he strongly condemns the indecent statement made by Minister Ashoka Priyantha, who represents the state side, in response to a question directed to the Prime Minister by Member of Parliament Rohini Kaviratne regarding the salary cut of pensioners in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Latest News
The opposition leader said that when Minister Ashoka Priyantha said ‘I don’t understand how to please Rohini Kaviratne MP’, the members of the ruling party laughed and also said ‘If there is any other way to please Rohini Kaviratne MP, it can be done’, the opposition leader said here said in
The opposition leader said that although the representation of women in the chamber is 5 per cent, it is 52 per cent in the country and therefore the concerned minister should be ashamed of making such an indecent statement.
The leader of the opposition said that whether a Brahmin or a Vasala is decided not by birth but by actions, this minister has proved to this assembly and the country whether he is a Brahmin or a Vasala.
