JVP to bring no confidence motion on Marapana

07 Nov, 2015

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says it has decided to bring a no-confidence motion against Law and Order Minister Thilak Marapana in Parliament.

JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayake said that the JVP will also vote against the?Law and Order Ministry budget when the debate and vote on the 2016 budget takes place.

Ratnayake told reporters today that the JVP had decided on this stand as a result of the statements made by?Marapana in support of Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd.

The JVP is pushing the Government to take action against?Avant Garde which operated a floating armory with the support of the former Government. (Colombo Gazette)

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