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Report on rumpus in Parliament on April 21 out next week
By Saman Indrajith
The committee appointed to look into the incidents that took place in the Parliament chamber and its premises on April 21 would submit its report to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena next week, Parliament sources said yesterday.
The decision to submit the report was made at the committee meeting held on Monday in the parliamentary complex with its chairman Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya presiding.
Ministers Chamal Rajapaksa, Keheliya Rambukwella, State Minister Susil Premajayantha, Members of Parliament Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Imtiaz Bakeer Markar, R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara and M.A. Sumanthiran are also members of the committee.
The committee was appointed by Speaker Abeywardena on April 23 to recommend action to prevent a recurrence of the incidents.
Parliament was plunged into chaos on April 21 when the ruling party MPs moved into the Well of the house in protest against a statement made by opposition MP Harin Fernando had made the previous day.
Fernando on April 20 slammed the government over the Easter Sunday carnage investigations and called for action against the real perpetrators.
The Sri Lanka Navy successfully rescued 38 individuals who were stranded on a grounded trawler at the entrance of Delft Jetty this morning (07th June 2023).
The timely intervention of the Navy prevented a significant loss of life and property. Had the trawler sunk at the entrance of Delft Jetty, it would have posed significant challenges to the island’s administrative operations and transportation.
Rear Admiral Hiran Balasuriya assumed duties as Director General Civil Engineering at the Office of Director General Civil Engineering at Navy Headquarters on 06th June 2023.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with Governing and Opposition Members of Parliament held at the Parliament Complex, announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.
Previously, private companies had been responsible for creating such applications for government organizations and the President emphasized the need for a dedicated agency to carry out this task in the future.
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