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Speaker names committee Chaired by Dy Speaker to probe incidents that took place in parliament on April 21
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in Parliament yesterday (23) that a committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, had been appointed to look into the incidents that took place in the Parliament Chamber and its premises on April 21 and to recommend the steps to be taken in the future.
The committee comprises Ministers Chamal Rajapaksa, Keheliya Rambukwella, State Minister Susil Premajayantha, Members of Parliament Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Imthiaz Bakeer Markar, Ranjith Madduma Bandara and M.A. Sumanthiran.
The committee is also responsible for recommending measures to be taken in order to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.