Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said in Parliament today that he would lodge a complaint with the IGP regarding a group of Samagi Jana Balawega members threatening and obstructing police officers and bringing a suspicious parcel into the Parliament complex.

The parliamentary group of the SJB staged a protest in the House displaying torches against the ongoing power cuts in the country.

The protest was initiated by MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara.

He stated that he would take appropriate action based on the information revealed during the investigation and would inform the House of Parliament of that decision.

The Speaker said this during a discussion between the ruling and opposition parties in Parliament this morning.