{"id":163608,"date":"2016-06-08T12:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=163608"},"modified":"2016-06-08T12:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T07:18:55","slug":"joint-opposition-hands-over-no-confidence-motion-against-parliament-secretary-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/joint-opposition-hands-over-no-confidence-motion-against-parliament-secretary-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Opposition Hands Over No confidence Motion Against Parliament Secretary General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joint Opposition today handed over a no confidence motion against Secretary General of Parliament to Speaker, Karu Jayasuriya,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_154148\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/speaker-silent-on-public-interest-questions-related-to-consitutional-council\/karu-jayasuriya-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154148\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-154148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Karu-Jayasuriya1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker, Karu Jayasuriya\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Karu-Jayasuriya1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Karu-Jayasuriya1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-154148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker, Karu Jayasuriya<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The no confidence motion which was signed by Parliamentarians representing the Joint Opposition group, cited rigging of a vote during a supplementary budget vote as the reason behind the motion.<\/p>\n<p>The Joint Opposition said that the vote was rigged even though the Secretary General Dammika Dassanayake announced that the vote received 33 in favour while 31 voted against it. 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