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Eran asks Speaker if constitutional proprieties are upheld
SJB Member of Parliament Eran Wickramaratne raising a question under the Standing Orders, asked Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena whether the Constitutional Assembly, established as an independent institution, had approved the rules for approving Bills adhering to proper methods.
Wickramaratne also questioned whether the Secure Transactions Bill, which was taken up for debate in Parliament on Tuesday, had been referred to the Consultative Council (CC) of the concerned Ministry and received its approval.
In the recent past when Parliament hastily passed online security Act, there was no required oversight committee report for it. Therefore, this question is especially directed because when an act is passed, it should be done constitutionally and in accordance with standing orders, he said
Wickramaratne said that the amendments to be brought to the Secured Transactions Bill had not been submitted to the House so far.
He also asked the Speaker about the functioning of the Parliament’s oversight committees.
The Constitutional Council had previously formulated rules with the consent of all its members, the MP said. But the gazette given to the members of the House on 31st December 2023 and the gazette notification issued earlier had mentioned the rules and regulations but there was no mention that they had been approved by the CC.
“Have the rules published in that gazette been approved by the Constitutional Council? When were they approved? Did all the members agree? If not, how many agreed? Who were the members who participated in the meeting at that time?”
The Deputy Speaker, who was presiding oat the time said that these questions, raised according to the standing orders would be forwarded to the Speaker.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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