New members appointed to COPE and COPA

Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya today announced the names of MPs who had been appointed to serve on Parliament's Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). 

Accordingly, the following Members have been appointed to serve in COPE: Mahinda Amaraweera, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Rohitha Abeygunawardhana, Sarath Weerasekara, Jayantha Samaraweera, D.V. Chanaka, Indika Anuruddha Herath, Dr Nalaka Godahewa, Rauff Hakeem, Susil Premajayantha, Anura Dissanayaka, Patali Champika Ranawaka, Jagath Pushpakumara, Dr Harsha De Silva, Eran Wickramaratne, Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, S.M. Marikkar, Premanath C. Dolawatte, Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, Sagara Kariyawasam, Madura Withanage, Prof. Charitha Herath. 

Meanwhile, the following Members have been appointed to serve in COPA: Udaya Gammanpila, Duminda Dissanayake, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Dr Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Shehan Semasinghe, Prasanna Ranaweera, Tissa Attanayake, Prof. Tissa Vitharana, Harin Fernando, Niroshan Perera, Ashok Abeysinghe, Buddhika Pathirana, Kader Masthan, Mohomad Muzammil, Sivagnanam Shritharan, Hesha Withanage, Dr Upul Galappaththi, B.Y.G. Rathnasekara, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Prof. Ranjith Bandara, Dr Harini Amarasuriya. 

The Committees are expected to convene soon where they will elect new chairpersons by majority decision.