Parliament adjourned due to tense situ

10 March 2017 12:32 pm

Today’s Parliament session was adjourned till March 21 by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya a short while ago following a tense situation between MPs of the government and the joint opposition.

Government MPs opposed the Speaker’s move to allow three joint opposition MPs to speak during the session, leading to the tense situation.

Leader of the House, Minister Lakshman Kiriella had opined that the decision was unfair and that it would consume the time allocated for other Parliamentary proceedings. (Yohan Perera)