Speaker refers request of summoning Parliament to PM

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has referred a request made by the joint opposition to summon Parliament to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

A spokesman from the Speaker’s office told Daily Mirror that a request made by the JO to summon Parliament was referred to Prime Minister the latter has the power to make a request to summon the House.

Joint Opposition Group Parliamentary Group Leader Dinesh Gunawardene in a letter addressed to Speaker had requested that the House is summoned immediately in order to discuss the alleged plot to assassinate President Maithirpala Sirisena and on the current economic crisis brought on by the devaluation of SLR against US$.

Parliament was to meet on October 9, 2018, originally, and therefore the JO wants it convened before that date. (Yohan Perera)

Comments - 9

Vass Friday, 28 September 2018 09:42 AM

Parliament must discuss the assassination plot but nothing is going to be revealed at the discussion.The mysterious Indian now in CID custody should be made to make a. Onfession

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lkboy Friday, 28 September 2018 09:59 AM

As if that will solve the problems!

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m Friday, 28 September 2018 10:04 AM

Waste of people's money. Talk, shout and no result! Wasting of peoples hard earned money for nothing.

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Edwin Friday, 28 September 2018 10:12 AM

What to talk,dissolve parliament

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Ceylon Friday, 28 September 2018 11:57 AM

talks enough.now bring back stolen billions.

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Redflame Friday, 28 September 2018 10:17 AM

Waste of public money. Better if you can closed it down for ever. The people sitting over their has bring our mother Sri Lanka to the grave.

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Royce Friday, 28 September 2018 10:36 AM

Cant we summon him out of this country for good

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Ceylon Friday, 28 September 2018 11:56 AM

why no action to discuss rajapaksa roberies and murders ?.get their stolen billions to the country,then don't have economic problems.

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Sumal Friday, 28 September 2018 03:13 PM

SL Rupee devaluation is far better than what has happened in other countries. Basically no economy crisis.

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