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
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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