Parliament was adjourned today after uproar by opposition MPs regarding the recent increase in electricity tariff, Ada Derana parliament reporter said.
Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa informed that Parliament will be adjourned until 1.00pm tomorrow (24) after members of the opposition and the government had engaged in heated exchange of words.
Delivering a special statement on the “unreasonable” electricity tariff hike, Chief Opposition Whip John Amaratunga had called for a one-day parliament debate on the issue.
He stated that special emphasis should be given to this matter as it affects every sector of the economy.
Responding to this statement, Minister of Power and Energy Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that the revision of the rates was made after concidering it for a long period.
Opposition MPs had reportedly interrupted Minister Wanniarachchi’s speech resulting in the uproar.
