Sri Lanka, April 19 -- The Joint Opposition has issued a statement regarding the resignation of Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody and the Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Udayanga Hemapala, who stepped down amid ongoing investigations into a coal procurement process.

In its statement, the Joint Opposition said that a Minister's resignation is typically regarded as an acknowledgment of responsibility in relation to a specific issue.

However, it emphasized that a Minister's resignation does not in any way influence the proceedings of a Presidential Commission, dismissing such justification as unfounded.

The statement further alleged that the company awarded the recent coal procurement contract had not been registered at the time the con...