Sri Lanka's Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

Energy Minister's resignation over coal imports deepens political crisis for President Dissanayake, just days after he survived a no-confidence vote. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Sri Lanka's Energy Minister resigns on coal import issue days after surviving no trust motion

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Sri Lanka's Energy Minister, Kanchana Jayakody, and the Ministry's Secretary, Udayanga Hemapala, resigned from their posts on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the office of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The resignations come directly on the heels of a contentious political dispute over a major coal import deal and follow a failed no-confidence motion against the minister in parliament just last week. The swift departure of both the political head and the top bureaucrat of the critical Energy Ministry plunges the nation's energy policy into uncertainty and marks a significant escalation in the political turmoil surrounding President Dissanayake's administration. The immediate catalyst for the resignations was a fierce controversy surrounding the procurement of coal for the island nation's power plants. Minister Jayakody had been under intense scrutiny from opposition parties and civil society groups over the transparency and terms of the import contracts. Critics alleged irregularities in the tender process, claiming it favored certain suppliers and could lead to higher costs for the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board. The minister had staunchly defended the imports as a necessary measure to ensure a stable power supply and prevent debilitating blackouts, but the pressure proved unsustainable following the parliamentary drama. Last week, the opposition brought a no-confidence motion against Minister Jayakody, squarely targeting his handling of the coal imports and broader energy policy. In a tense parliamentary session, the government managed to defeat the motion, securing enough votes to keep the minister in his post. However, the victory was pyrrhic. Surviving the formal vote did little to quell the public and political outrage, leaving Jayakody's position critically weakened. The resignations indicate that the political cost of maintaining the status quo became too high for the administration, forcing a major concession to its critics. The dual resignations represent a severe blow to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's authority and his government's stability. Losing both the minister and the ministry's senior-most civil servant...

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