Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has been appointed to head a committee to look into the unruly behaviour of several MPs within Parliament premises.
Other members of the committee include Ministers Chamal Rajapaksa, Susil Premjayantha, Bandula Gunawardena, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and MPs Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Gayantha Karunathilake, Rauff Hakeem, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Vijitha Herath and M.A. Sumanthiran.
The committee appointed by the Speaker is to submit a report on the observations made.
Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya today (8) attended Parliament following an assurance given by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on the safety of opposition MPs.
Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella said if the House fails to investigate the alleged assault attempt on MP Manusha Nanayakkara by ruling party MPs, the incident will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Kiriella said he has also written to the Inter Parliamentary Union, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians.
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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