President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present the Government's Policy Statement at 3.00 pm at the Ceremonial Opening of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament on November 21, the Parliament Secretariat said.
The National Peoples' Power secured a landslide victory winning 141 seats at this week's Parliamentary polls.
Under Article 33(a) of the Constitution, the President is empowered to present the Government’s
Policy Statement at the commencement of each new session of Parliament. According to Article
33(b) of the Constitution, the President is also vested with the power to preside over the ceremonial
sittings of Parliament.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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