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07 Feb, 2017
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today urged Parliamentarians to mind their language after a heated exchange between Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and the joint opposition.
The heated exchange of words was over the Deputy Minister recently warning a Government officer in connection to a land excavation issue.
Ramanayake had recently verbally abused the Divulapitiya Divisional Secretary.
The issue arose in Parliament and?Ramanayake and some opposition members used un-parliamentary language during the exchange.
The Speaker later ordered some words used to be removed from the Hansard and he urged the?Parliamentarians to be mindful of their language. (Colombo Gazette)
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