Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed Parliament that he accepts UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa as Parliament's new Leader of the Opposition.
By Sandun Jayawardana
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed Parliament that he accepts UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa as Parliament's new Leader of the Opposition.
The Speaker's declaration was read out by Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri in Parliament a short while ago.
Mr Rajapaksa replaces TNA Leader R. Sampanthan as Opposition Leader.
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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