A new Deputy Speaker of Parliament will be elected on June 5 when the House next meets.
Thilanga Sumathipala has resigned from the post of Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament this week.
Mr. Sumathipala served in this post from the 01st of September 2015.
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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