Prasanna Ranaweera

Bulathwalage Prasanna Ranaweera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Gampaha District in 2015, representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[1][2] He was suspended from parliament for a week on 5 May 2016 by the speaker over connection with the tense situation which erupted.[3]

Hon.

Prasanna Ranaweera

MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Majority112,395 Preferential Votes
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Professionpolitician

Due to unruly behaviour in the parliament he was summoned by the Parliament Privilege committee in 2018.[4]

During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, Ranaweera allegedly slapped a police officer inside the parliament. Video clips circulating on social media also showed him pouring liquid on the seat of the Speaker of the Parliament Karu Jayasuriya [5][6] prior to his arrival in to the chamber.

References
  1. "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?mode=beauti&nid=35145
  4. "Unruly behaviour: MP Ranaweera summoned by P'ment Privilege Committee". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "Brawl breaks out in Sri Lanka parliament". BBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. "Chaotic Sri Lankan parliamentary sittings". The Australian. 17 November 2018.


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