Prasanna Ranaweera | |
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| Member of Parliament forGampaha District | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2015 | |
| Majority | 112,395 Preferential Votes |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Profession | politician |
Bulathwalage Prasanna Ranaweera is aSri Lankan politician, a member of theParliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected fromGampaha District in 2015, representing theSri 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]
Due to unruly behaviour in the parliament he was summoned by the Parliament Privilege committee in 2018.[4]
During the2018 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 ParliamentKaru Jayasuriya[5][6] prior to his arrival in to the chamber.
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