JVP Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath says that the government is yet to officially name a Minister for the portfolio of Defence.
Raising questions in Parliament, Herath said that the security of the people was a major topic in the recent past but no cabinet Minister has been appointed for the subject of Defence up to now.
Responding to MP Herath, MP Sumedha Jayasena said that the Defence Minister’s portfolio has been vested with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
When the JVP Parliamentarian inquired whether that was the official statement of the government, there was no clear response MP Jayasena.
MP Herath went onto note that they saw on the day the Ministers were appointed, that Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was assigned the Defence Ministry, however, that has not been gazetted up to now.
He said the State Ministry has been gazetted to Chamal Rajapaksa, therefore, there is no Defence Minister.
He questioned as to how a Secretary to the Ministry can be appointed without a Minister. He went onto question; “Why has Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa not been given any Ministry. Is there a problem? Are the brother’s suspicious of each other? If there is a problem of this nature, they should tell the people of this country.”
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