Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is to move a motion in Parliament next Monday (5) to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to identify necessary amendments to the Provincial Council election Act in order to hold Provincial Council elections soon, Prime Minister’s Office said.
Secretary-General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake said that the motion will be presented by Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena during adjournment.
According to the PM office, the relevant Select Committee consists of 15 members, and the motion states that the recommendations of the committee should be submitted within six months since the appointment of the Committee.
The responsibility of the Committee is to identify shortcomings of the existing electoral system and its structure and to make recommendations with regards to the amendments pertaining to the subject matter, the office said.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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