People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has been summoned tomorrow (14) before the Parliamentary Select Committee on election law reforms.
The Select Committee chaired by the Leader of the House, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena is scheduled to convene in Parliament tomorrow afternoon. At the invitation of the Committee, PAFFREL is scheduled to present their proposals with regard to the electoral law reforms.
Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Committee Dinesh Gunawardena's proposal to convene the Elections Commission, including its chairman, has been approved by the Committee, Secretary of this committee, Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff Kushani Rohanadeera said.
In addition, the Committee has decided to invite relevant offices of the Attorney General's Department to every meeting of the Committee, said Ms. Rohanadeera.
The deadline for political parties to submit proposals to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral and Electoral Structure Law Reform expires on July 15.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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