President Maithripala Sirisena arrived at the Parliament today to participate in the ongoing budget debate on third reading.
Expenditure Heads of the Ministries of Agriculture, Plantation, Mahaweli Development and Environment, Irrigation and Water Resources Management are being taken into the debate today. Most of the departments come under the purview of Presidential Secretariat.
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.
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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