The Deputy General Secretary of Parliament Mr. Chaminda Kularatne received the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today (Mar. 5).
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella, and Members of Parliament Prof. G.L. Peiris, Rohini Kumari Wijeratne, Hesha Vithanage, Mano Ganesan, Rishad Bathiudeen, M.A. Sumanthiran, S.M. Marikkar, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Thalatha Atukorale, Vijitha Herath, and Chandima Weerakkody were among the 44 lawmakers who signed it.
Regarding Sections 13, 17, 20, 33 (6), 34 (1), 35 (1), 21, 22, and 33 of the Online Safety Bill, the no-confidence motion claims that the Speaker disregarded the Supreme Court's recommendations.
In addition, ignoring the Chief Opposition Whip’s request for a split during the Committee Stage and permitting the Third Reading of the Online Safety Bill to pass without a vote are among other allegations.
The opposition MPs also have drawn attention to the what they call Speaker’s “unconstitutional and unlawful” use of his deciding vote to support IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon’s nomination in the event that the other members of the Constitutional Council were evenly divided on the issue.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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