The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) hailed the Speaker of parliament, Deshamanya Karu Jayasuriya, for his courageous stand 'against anti-democratic forces'. ACMC also called to initiate a high-level inquiry on the unruly behaviour witnessed in parliament.
Issuing a statement, ACMC said that this sort of violence was the most shameful conduct seen in our parliament to-date and a red letter day for the decorum in Parliament.
The party paid a tribute to Speaker Jayasuriya for saving Sri Lanka’s Democracy from the 'brink”.
Leader of ACMC, Rishad Bathiudeen MP, strongly condemned the attacks made on the Speaker and called for a high level inquiry on the conduct of legislators.
"ACMC has always stood up for individual freedom as well as the free and fair conduct of MPs. That is a cornerstone of parliamentary democracy that has never been violated since independence", he said.
"Therefore, violent events in Parliament has brought the August Assembly to its lowest point in history since independence and with it, international disrepute”, ACMC leader Bathiudeen added.
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