29 July 2017 06:10 am
He told a news conference held at the parliamentary complex that it was legally approve under Standing Order 43.
The Deputy Speaker said a tense situation prevailed in parliament when the bell was rung for voting after a request for a division and the Speaker was unable to carry out the electrical voting method because of the disturbance caused by the Opposition and as such he had to adopt alternative methods of voting.
He said the Opposition was attempting to disrupt the activities of the government and parliamentary business. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)