A no
confidence motion against Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion Dilan
Perera over the execution in Saudi Arabia of Lankan housemaid Rizana
Nafeeq was defeated in Parliament a short while ago with 136 voting
against it and 32 for the motion.
The UNP and the DNA MPs
resent voted for the motion while the Tamil National Alliance (TNA)
members who participated in the debate were absent when the vote was
taken.
The motion was moved by UNP MP Ajith Perera and seconded by MP Ranjan Ramanayaka.
Several senior government ministers came out in strong support of
Minister Perera including Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, G.L.Peiris, Wimal
Weerawansa, Dulles Allahaperuma, Nimal Siripala De Silva and
Mahindananda Aluthgamage. He was also backed by government MPs including
Namal Rajapaksa, Malini Fonseka and Uditha Lokubandara.
Minister
Dilan Perera spoke at the end of the debate. In an emotional speech, he
traced his entry into politics and said that he would not be deterred by
“barking dogs.” “I have not made a cent from politics and I have always
worked for the good of the people,” he said.
He said that the family of Rizana Aziz were on his side and had promised to hold prayer at their mosque in Muttur to bless him.
The motion was signed by 14 UNP MPs and accuses the Minister of failing
to extend meaningful support in any manner to Ms. Nafeeq, who was
executed in Saudi Arabia earlier this year after being convicted of
killing an infant in her care.
The motion stated that
the minister, while mismanaging these issues, is engaged in a futile
attempt to shift the blame squarely on Saudi Arabia instead of
shouldering the responsibility.
A no
confidence motion against Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion Dilan
Perera over the execution in Saudi Arabia of Lankan housemaid Rizana
Nafeeq was defeated in Parliament a short while ago with 136 voting
against it and 32 for the motion.
The UNP and the DNA MPs resent voted for the motion while the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members who participated in the debate were absent when the vote was taken.
The motion was moved by UNP MP Ajith Perera and seconded by MP Ranjan Ramanayaka.
Several senior government ministers came out in strong support of Minister Perera including Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, G.L.Peiris, Wimal Weerawansa, Dulles Allahaperuma, Nimal Siripala De Silva and Mahindananda Aluthgamage. He was also backed by government MPs including Namal Rajapaksa, Malini Fonseka and Uditha Lokubandara.
Minister Dilan Perera spoke at the end of the debate. In an emotional speech, he traced his entry into politics and said that he would not be deterred by “barking dogs.” “I have not made a cent from politics and I have always worked for the good of the people,” he said.
He said that the family of Rizana Aziz were on his side and had promised to hold prayer at their mosque in Muttur to bless him.
The motion was signed by 14 UNP MPs and accuses the Minister of failing to extend meaningful support in any manner to Ms. Nafeeq, who was executed in Saudi Arabia earlier this year after being convicted of killing an infant in her care.
The motion stated that the minister, while mismanaging these issues, is engaged in a futile attempt to shift the blame squarely on Saudi Arabia instead of shouldering the responsibility.
The UNP and the DNA MPs resent voted for the motion while the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members who participated in the debate were absent when the vote was taken.
The motion was moved by UNP MP Ajith Perera and seconded by MP Ranjan Ramanayaka.
Several senior government ministers came out in strong support of Minister Perera including Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, G.L.Peiris, Wimal Weerawansa, Dulles Allahaperuma, Nimal Siripala De Silva and Mahindananda Aluthgamage. He was also backed by government MPs including Namal Rajapaksa, Malini Fonseka and Uditha Lokubandara.
Minister Dilan Perera spoke at the end of the debate. In an emotional speech, he traced his entry into politics and said that he would not be deterred by “barking dogs.” “I have not made a cent from politics and I have always worked for the good of the people,” he said.
He said that the family of Rizana Aziz were on his side and had promised to hold prayer at their mosque in Muttur to bless him.
The motion was signed by 14 UNP MPs and accuses the Minister of failing to extend meaningful support in any manner to Ms. Nafeeq, who was executed in Saudi Arabia earlier this year after being convicted of killing an infant in her care.
The motion stated that the minister, while mismanaging these issues, is engaged in a futile attempt to shift the blame squarely on Saudi Arabia instead of shouldering the responsibility.
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