Leader of the House, Dinesh Gunawardena has rejected Speaker Karu Jayasuriya's nomination of the Selection Committee.
Speaker Jayasuriya, at the commencement of today's parliamentary proceedings had read out the list of MPs of the Selection committee.
Speaker announced names giving 5 MPs each to UPFA and UNF and one each to TNA and JVP in committee of selection.
Meanwhile, Lakshman Kiriella says that it has been a month since the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM but the majority is yet to be proven.
"We will allow the UPFA the majority in committees if they show a majority" he said.
Captured below are scenes from outside Parliament
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
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.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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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