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SJB asks Minister Jayakody to step down
The Island
|April 06, 2026
The SJB yesterday called for the immediate resignation of Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody over the procurement of allegedly substandard coal, urging the government to uphold Westminster parliamentary traditions.
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Addressing a press conference in Colombo, former Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella said the Minister should step down pending investigations into allegations against him.
Kiriella drew parallels between the current coal controversy and the earlier scandal involving the import of substandard medicines, arguing that the same legal principles must apply in both instances.
"Action was taken against those responsible for purchasing substandard medicines, and the same principle must be applied in the case of substandard coal," he said.
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