UNP MP Dr. Harsha De Silva has made an official complaint in Parliament that the associates of Australian casino mogul James Packer had been engaged in attempts to intimidate him.
Dr. Harsha de Silva
De Silva, a national list MP for the main opposition UNP has been a vocal critic of the Rajapaksa Government’s tax holiday for a massive casino project proposed at D.R. Wijewardane Mawatha in Colombo.
The UNP MP told parliament today that highlighting the Government’s controversial deals had invited threats and intimidation for opposition parliamentarians. He said that he had been intimidated recently at a television station by “henchmen of the casino king who had vested interests.”
He said the incident had taken place at a local TV station while he was waiting for a debate to start.
“A goon touched me to ask me what my next move was on the casino expose,” he explained.
De Silva charged that if something were to happen to him, James Packer should be held responsible.
“This incident confirmed the danger for those who reveal bad deals between the Government and Casino King James Packer,” he said.
De Silva said that two of James Packer’s company officials had been in Colombo last week. The UNP MP said that the officials had been negotiating for tax breaks with Government officials for the proposed casino complex.
related posts;
Qassim ben Qassim / August 10, 2013
The man was cut into pieces while he was praying right inside the Mosque by saffron cladded Monks
/
Qassim ben Qassim / August 10, 2013
CT can you pls confirm the following news if it is true,(Will appreciate )?
The latest is the Police has lost control and there are 30 to 40 Busloads of attackers arrived in grandpass and setting fire to muslim Business and Homes? and killing people
/
Qassim ben Qassim / August 10, 2013
Thank you CT ,if not for Ct we wont know the culprits .the Local news just keeps saying it is just a quarrel between two fractions , & everything is under control, but i am getting first hand information , they are not covering al areas of Grandpass.News 1st -is shameful ,, not covering the story and becoming Gov’s stooge.
Not a single news Chanel to depend on.. they still keep denying the Monks involvement–
/