Sri Lanka parliament nominates COPE, COPA members; ex-COPE chair unhappy
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka parliament’s selection committee has nominated 27 members each to the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), provoking the ire of the previous COPE chairman Charitha Herath.
Members nominated for COPE as announced by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Monday October 03 morning are as follows:
- Jagath Pushpakumara
- Janaka Wakumbura
- Lohan Ratwate
- Indika Anuruddha
- D V Chanaka
- Shantha Bandara
- Anura Dissanayake
- Rauff Hakeem
- Patali Champika Ranawaka
- Mahindananda Aluthgamage
- Rohitha Abegunawardhana
- Harsha de Silva
- Eran Wickramaratne
- Nimal Lanza
- S M M Muszhaaraff
- Nalin Bandara Jayamaha
- S M Marikkar
- Mujibur Rahuman
- Rohini Wijerathna
- Sanjeeva Edirimanna
- Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi
- Premnath C Dolawatte
- Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha
- Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
- Rajika Wickramasinghe
- Madhura Withanage
- Ranjith Bandara
Former COPE chair Herath who broke away from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuan (SLPP) and now sits with a group of independent MPs tweeted Monday morning that “people behind the economic crimes” wanted him out of their way.
After a delay of two months #COPE member list is out. As predicted, my name isn't in the list. Thieves, deal makers who are in favour of a corrupted system WON for the day. People behind the economic crimes wanted me out of their way. Shame on you @RW_UNP & @DCRGunawardena #lka https://t.co/iMuEjSKLJu
— Charitha Herath, (PhD) (@charith9) October 3, 2022
The members nominated for COPA are:
- Mohan Priyadharshana de Silva
- Lasantha Alagiyawanna
- Kader Masthan
- Suren Ragavan
- Diana Gamage
- S B Dissanayake
- Tissa Attanayake
- Kabeer Hashim
- Sarath Weerasekera
- Wimalaweera Dissanayake
- Niroshan Perera
- Sudharshini Fernandopulle
- J C Alawathuwala
- Ashok Abeysinghe
- Buddhika Pathirana
- Jayantha Samaraweera
- Hector Appuhamy
- Hesha Withanage
- Major Pradeep Undhugoda
- Isuru Dhodangoda
- Wasantha Yapa Bandara
- Shanakiyan Rasamanickam
- Sahan Pradeep
- D Weerasinghe
- Weerasumana Weerasinghe
- Charitha Herath
- Harini Amarasuriya
(Colombo/Oct03/2022)
