No-confidence motion against Energy Minister to be submitted to Speaker tomorrow
March 18, 2026 05:27 pm
A motion of no-confidence against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, signed by opposition Members of Parliament, will be handed over to the Speaker of Parliament tomorrow (19).
So far, 17 opposition MPs, including Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, have signed the motion of no-confidence.
The motion claims the Minister of Energy has failed to discharge his primary duty to ensure the procurement of sufficient and quality coal for the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai, and that such gross negligence in overseeing a critical national energy asset constitutes a fundamental breach of responsibility of a minister.
They also point out that the Minister of Energy has been formally charged before the Colombo High Court by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) under Section 70 of the Bribery Act for committing an “act of corruption” while serving as the Procurement Manager of the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited.
