ACMC suspends three MPs who supported budget?

22 Nov, 2021

By Easwaran Rutnam?

The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) has decided to suspend the membership of three Members of Parliament who voted in support of the second reading of the 2022 Budget.?

The ACMC said that the party memberships of MPs Ishak Rahuman, Ali Sabri Raheem and S. M. M. Muszhaaraff have been suspended.

The ACMC has also decided to initiate disciplinary action against the three MPs.

ACMC leader and former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen was the only MP of the party who voted against the budget during the second reading.

The ACMC said that that it had unanimously decided to vote against the Budget 2022 which was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.

As a result, all four MPs from the ACMC had been told to vote against the budget.

The ACMC said that all MPs of the party had been informed in writing and via email about the decision. (Colombo Gazette)

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