There is no provision in the law to establish another national assembly similar to the Parliament and any attempt to do so would be a breach of parliamentary privilege Dr. Susil Premajayantha said.
There are reports circulating in the media during the past few weeks that preparations are being made to hold a national assembly similar to the Parliament and that it is against the Constitution, Parliament's Department of Communications said, quoting the Minister.
He pointed out that people's representatives are elected especially in an election and if people's representatives need to be changed, it should be done through a vote.
Therefore, he said that such efforts are not legal and it is a violation of the privileges of the Parliament.
Accordingly, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana told Parliament last week that the matter raised Dr. Premajayantha regarding the violation of privilage has been directed to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges of Parliament.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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