A heated verbal argument between Chief Minister of North Western province Dayasiri Jayasekera and UNP Parliamentarian Harin Fernando inside Derana studio in Delkanda, Nugegoda, has ended in fisticuffs last night.
As a result, UNP Parliamentarian Harin Fenrnado had received minor injuries. Derana Presenter Chathura Alwis, who intervened to resolve the problem, had also received injuries.
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The fight occurred after 'Waada Pitiya' political programme on Derana where Jayasekera and Fernando represented the two main political parties. The argument took a violent turn after Dayasiri Jayaekera made a remark about Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa. Digressing from the main topic of the debate, the two politicians were arguing about their personal lives and "eating-drinking partners."
It was widely known among the political circles that MP Harin Fernando and North Western Province Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera were not in good terms after the latter's crossover to the government.
Speaking to Asian Mirror, Harin Fernando said the Chief Minister of the North Western Province attempted to bite and scratch him. However, Chief Minister of the North Western Province Dayasiri Jayasekera was not available to comment
