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Tensions rise in Parliament over Bribery DG’s JVP past

A tense situation arose in Parliament today when opposition MP Mujibur Rahman inquired about the new Director General of the Bribery Commission, High Court Judge Ranga Dissanayake. Addressing Parliament today, MP Rahman said there are reports that Ranga Dissanayake had worked for the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna’s (JVP) legal team. When the MP pointed out that this was a serious issue, he was stopped by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne from raising the matter, stating that it was irrelevant. However, responding to MP Rahman’s question, Leader of the House Minister Bimal Rathnayake recited a poem, hinting that the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)…

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