Categories: Politics

Advocating corruption court Ajith trying to make PM happy – Namal

Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Ajith P. Perera is advocating the setting up of a corruption Court to score ‘points’ with the Prime Minister, said United Peoples’ Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Namal Rajapaksa.

He added that Perera was well aware of the law and is keen to make the UNP Leader happy.

“There is a law in this country and I am sure that Ajith P. Perera knows it much better than most of the MPs in the UNP. But he doesn’t want to lose his ministry.

He knows that the existing law is what it is. A minister cannot interfere with the AG’s Department or the Judiciary and ask them to expedite a particular case. That is not the independence of the Judiciary. Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe is allowing the Judicial system to move forward, as it is, without interfering. The government is at a loss as what to do, therefore, they are pointing the finger at the Rajapaksa family in order to cover up the Bonds scam, he said. Referring to the UNP’s conflict with Rajapakshe, he added, “Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and we have different political views. This particular incident is against the Hambantota Port transaction.

Everything which Minister Rajapakshe is saying now, we have been saying for the past two years. We are happy that he has understood reality.”

AddThis Website Tools
Lankanewspapers

Recent Posts

LNP – ‘If we fail to negotiate on US tariffs, we have other options’: Minister on Sri Lanka’s stance

LNP – ‘If we fail to negotiate on US tariffs, we have other options’: Minister on Sri Lanka’s stance

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando…

5 hours ago
LNP – Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs

LNP – Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs

Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on…

8 hours ago
LNP – President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions

LNP – President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a high-level committee to analyze the potential economic impact…

8 hours ago
LNP – TN Assembly passes resolution to reclaim Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka

LNP – TN Assembly passes resolution to reclaim Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Indian government to retrieve…

8 hours ago
LNP – CID arrests trio for altering data to steal Rs. 27 Mn from Ayurvedic Corporation

LNP – CID arrests trio for altering data to steal Rs. 27 Mn from Ayurvedic Corporation

Three suspects, including two women, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for defrauding…

10 hours ago
LNP – Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs – including 44% on Sri Lanka

LNP – Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs – including 44% on Sri Lanka

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs, imposing…

15 hours ago