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Diana laments lack of State Ministerial portfolio powers 

12 Oct 2022

  • Complains to Prez about lack of power and clarity on duties
BY Dinitha Rathnayake  State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage said that she has not been granted any of the powers that should be vested in her position, even after a month of being in office. Speaking to The Morning, she said that no response was received from the Government about her speech in Parliament on 7 October, when she claimed that Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Director General Dhammika Wijayasinghe had been removed without notifying her. "I continue my work without any power. So far, I have managed, but it is my right to know about the duties and institutions that are under me. I also informed President Ranil Wickremesinghe about this. He said that the duties should be gazetted." According to Gamage, Wijayasinghe had resigned on 6 October after being pressured to do so. She demanded to know why a woman cannot remain in a position of leadership, and further queried as to why Wijayasinghe had to resign, in addition to requesting an investigation into the matter. When inquired by other MPs, Gamage said that she has not been assigned any authority or subject as the State Minister. Former President and incumbent MP Maithripala Sirisena also reiterated her stance, insisting that an investigation be conducted into the removal of Wijayasinghe.  

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