SLPP Colombo District MP Gamini Lokuge on Friday in parliament challenged Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa to prove his educational qualifications to the House.

Lokuge said that he knew that all MPs in the House have more educational qualifications than Premadasa’s father who had once been the executive president of this country.

“The opposition leader goes on as if he is the only one educated person in this House denigrating all others of their qualifications. He makes statements to the effect that he is the only learned person among a bunch of stupids. Therefore I challenge him to inform this House of his educational qualifications,” Lokuge said.

“We all have come here with the votes from people. According to our leader of the opposition all others here are uneducated. He is the only learned person and he seems to know everything and anything. I know that all MPs in this House today are more educated than former President Premadasa.

“If the Opposition Leader denigrate others’ educational qualifications then he has a right to prove what qualifications does he possess. His speeches are telecast live on TV. People may think that he is the only educated person in this House and the rest are a bunch of buffoons. I therefore challenge him to prove to this House his educational qualifications,” Lokuge said.