The Inter Parliamentary Union has asked Sri Lanka to forward a report contain the progress made into investigations into the killings of four members of parliament (MP)s at the IPU 133rdAssembly scheduled to be held from October 15 to 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. A report obtained from the CID on the progress made into the killings of MPs Nadaraja Raviraja, Joseph Pararajasingham, T. Maheshwaran, and D.M. Dassanayake will be taken to the IPU Assembly by the Sri Lankan delegation attending it, , Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala told a press conference held at the Parliamentary Complex yesterday. The Sri Lanka delegation to the Assembly includes MPs Anoma Gamage, Ranjith Aluvihare, Bimal Ratnayake and Shanthi Sriskantharajah.
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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