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Revision as of 20:32, 19 November 2018
Prasanna Ranaweera | |
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| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Bulathwalage Prasanna Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman in 2011. He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015. He is a Member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[1][2] He was suspended from parliament for a week on May 5, 2016 by the speaker over connection with the tense situation which erupted.[3]
Due to unruly behaviour in the parliament he was summoned by the Parliament Privilege committee in 2018.[4]
During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, Ranaweera allegedly slapped a police officer inside the parliament. Video clips circulating on social media also showed him pouring liquid on the seat of the Speaker of the Parliament Hon Karu Jayasuriya [5][6] prior to his arrival in to the chamber.
References
- ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?mode=beauti&nid=35145
- ^ "Unruly behaviour: MP Ranaweera summoned by P'ment Privilege Committee". Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Brawl breaks out in Sri Lanka parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "Chaotic Sri Lankan parliamentary sittings". The Australian. 17 November 2018.
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