Sri Lanka, July 22 -- The Government has to stop harassing local businessmen, Opposition MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake said focusing on the arrest of House of Fashion owner whom he revealed has been sent behind bars for undervaluing his assets.

" There are only a handful of Sinhala Buddhist businessmen in this country and they should be safeguarded" the MP told Parliament.

" There is a disturbing trend of harassing businessmen who do not associate with the ruling party. If a businessman associates with either former President Mahinda Rajapaksa or Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa they are arrested and harassed. However, no such action is taken against businessmen who associate with the ruling party" he said.

" Third world countries ...