Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has instructed relevant authorities to conduct an inquiry and take disciplinary action against the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) media spokesman for his utterances on a television channel against estate workers.

The Prime Minister also stated that the government will not discourage or insult the actions taken by all the leaders of plantation sector for the betterment of the plantation workers.

Responding to a question by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament yesterday the Premier stressed that an inquiry would be held into the statement made by the Ceylon Electricity Board's media spokesman and take necessary action against him.

The Opposition Leader added that the spo...