Opposing to the taking of oath of Premalal Jayasekara, who was convicted for murder, the Opposition protested inside the chambers by wearing black shawls and walked out of the House.
Mr Jayasekara took his oath as MP before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Mr Jayasekara was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the Ratnapura High Court on July 31. Later he had appealed against the verdict the day before the parliamentary election of August 5 and upon his victory as a candidate from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), his name was duly gazetted by the Election Commission.
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First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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