COLOMBO : News reports circulating in the media under the headline “Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has decided to take strict action regarding a group of employees using drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes within the Parliamentary premises” are false – Parliamentary Secretariat of Sri Lanka.said in a statement on Monday ,Jan 12
The Parliamentary Secretariat emphasized that the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka has informed that the news being circulated in the media under the headline “Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has decided to take strict action regarding a group of employees using drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes within the Parliamentary premises” is completely baseless and untrue.
Furthermore, the Parliamentary Secretariat stated that Hon. Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has never instructed any official of the Parliament of Sri Lanka to take strict action against such groups of employees.
In addition, the Secretariat further emphasized that reports claiming the Speaker issued such instructions after receiving information that certain employees, including those in the catering division, were secretly using alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes are also false. Accordingly, media reports alleging that the Speaker blamed parliamentary officials for allowing such situations to develop are entirely baseless and untrue.
