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Parliament votes to allow members of Committee on Public Finance to pick its Chairman
By Saman Indrajith
A vote taken on the motion that the chair of the Committee on Public Finance should be decided by its members was passed with a majority of 60 votes in parliament yesterday (23) .
The motion received 87 votes for and 17 votes against.
When the motion was moved at the commencement of public business by Leader of the House Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the SJB MPs opposed it stating that the Chair should be given to the Opposition.
SJB Colombo District MP Dr. Harsha de Silva opposed the moving of the motion stating that it was undemocratic. The chair of the Committee on Public Finance should be given to the opposition, he said.
Leader of the House Minister Gunawardena:
How could you say that we are undemocratic? Read the minutes of the committee. Do not come here without reading the minutes. This has been agreed in the committee.
Kurunegala District MP Nalin Jayamaha:
As per the Standing Order number 121, this post should be given to the Opposition.
SJB MP Dr Silva:
The Opposition has only one chairmanship in all committees. This is an issue of democratic practice in the House. I have been proposed by my party for the post of chairman of the committee on public finance. Is the government afraid of me?
Minister Gunawardena:
MP Silva does not know the facts. The decision to vest that power with the committee was taken by the committee itself. The most democratic manner is vesting the power of electing a chairman to the committee with the committee members. The government commands the majority. If you do not agree, let’s put this to the House for a vote and we can act according to the result of the vote.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena:
Let’s move the House for a vote.
Accordingly, the vote was taken and the government’s motion was passed with a majority of 60 votes.
INS Sindhukesari, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on 03 May 26 to undertake Operational Turnarounds.
The visiting submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in precision with naval traditions.
Throughout its stay in the island, the submarine’s crew is scheduled to participate in a variety of programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, including visits to several tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.
Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.
This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.
The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.
The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:
Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage
The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.
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