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Speaker names Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committees
Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella questioned in Parliament on Saturday the real motive of bringing in new election laws at a time when the elections have been put off indefinitely in the country.
He raised this question soon after Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced to the House names of co-opted members for the consideration of the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) and Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bills.
Speaker Abeywardena announced that he had nominated the following Co-opted Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committee for the consideration of the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill: Prasanna Ranatunga, Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, Kanchana Wijesekera, Anuradha Jayaratne, Chandima Weerakkody, Namal Rajapaksa, Mayantha Dissanayake, and Rohini Kumari Wijeratna.
Speaker also announced that in terms of Standing Order No. 113(2), he has nominated the following MPs as the Co-opted Members to serve in the Legislative Standing Committee for consideration of the bill titled Provincial Councils Elections (Amendment) Bill: Susil Premajayantha, Janaka Wakkumbura, Imthiaz Bakeer Markar, R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Eran Wickramaratne, Isuru Dodangoda, M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana and D. Weerasingha.
Raising a point of order Kiriella asked the purpose of these committees to bring new election laws. “Local government election was to be held on March 08, this year. That election has not yet been held. Whom are you going to hoodwink by this? What is the purpose of these committees when there are no elections,” Kriella queried.
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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