Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the Expert Committee report on proposals for drafting a new Constitution along with representations made by different political parties to the Constitutional Assembly (CA) this morning.
By Sandun Jayawardana
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the Expert Committee report on proposals for drafting a new Constitution along with representations made by different political parties to the Constitutional Assembly (CA) this morning.
Presenting the report, Mr Wickremesinghe said it was up to the CA to move forward on drafting a new Constitution if the assembly agreed.
Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa however, opposed holding a debate on the expert panel report, saying that this Parliament did not have any authority to pass such a Constitution.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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