The vote on the Selection Committee which was put forward before Parliament by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya was passed with a majority of 121 votes
The vote took place based on the electronic method.
However, the MPs of the UPFA fraction had walked out of the chamber before the vote took place.
The approved Selection Committee list included 5 MPs each from the UNP and the UPFA while one seat each was given to the TNA and the JVP.
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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