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Jayamaha stretches the truth claiming American, Chinese MPs will be in our parliament soon
by Saman Indrajith
SJB Kurunegala District MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha showing the US national flag in the chamber yesterday said that the sole purpose of bringing about the 20th Amendment to the constitution was to enable persons holding US-Lankan dual citizens to become members of parliament.
Participating in the second reading debate, the MP said: There will be a day soon when American citizens are coming here as MPs. The 20th amendment is to pave the way for that purpose.”
The MP read out the oath that should be taken by a foreigner when becoming a US citizen and said that as per that oath, the person who takes that should give his or her first priority to the American interests. “Where are those who wallow in patriotism today? They made use of patriotism to win elections but they pass laws against the country’s national interests. Soon there would be a day we would be among Americans MPs,” the MP said.
“The danger is that this bill will not only allow Americans but also Chinese too. Chinese too can become MPs here,” he said showing the US flag.
SLPP MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake:
MP Jayamaha had brought the loin cloth of his former leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. That should be removed from the House.
MP Jayamaha wearing a mask showing the face of a black American said: This House comprises Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim MPs. When we stand together it is difficult to identify who is Tamil, who is Sinhala who is Muslim. But this bill will help those with different racial features coming here.
SLPP MP AD Jagath Kumara:
The Opposition MP read out an oath before the US flag. That oath should be given before the US flag. He did the same inside this House. This House should not be permitted to give the oath of allegiance to the US.
Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena requested from the Chair not to let the opposition MP to act against dignity and decorum of the House. “The opposition MP has smuggled in items not permitted in this House. An investigation must be held how he managed to bring them in here. He must be stopped making use of this august assembly to display his undignified actions,” MP Abeygunawardena said.
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency exit row seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit door midair causing panic on board.
The incident took place on an A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers, as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240km (150 miles) southeast of Seoul. The plane landed safely but several passengers were hospitalised. There were no serious injuries or damage.
The airline told the AFP news agency on Sunday the emergency exit seats – 31A and 26A – on its 14 A321-200 jets would no longer be offered for sale. “As a safety precaution, this measure will apply even if the flights are full,” it added. It is however unclear how the move might stop passengers seated elsewhere on the plane from attempting to open the emergency door.
The man, in his 30s, was arrested by authorities in Daegu for allegedly breaking aviation security laws. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. He told Daegu police that he had been under a lot of stress after losing his job recently and that he opened the door because he wanted to get off quickly after feeling suffocated, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
Video footage apparently taken by a person on board and posted on social media showed passengers’ hair being whipped about by air rushing into the cabin when the emergency door opened.
It is still unclear how Lee was able to open the emergency exit door mid-flight.
Jin Seong-hyun, a former Korean Air cabin safety official, said as far as he knew, this case was unprecedented, although passengers have opened emergency exits without authorisation while planes were on the ground.
A South Korean transport ministry official said it was possible to open emergency exits at or near ground level because the pressures inside and outside the cabin were similar.
(Aljazeera)
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