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Committee of Senior MPs appointed to probe recent incidents in Parliament

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A committee headed by Deputy Speaker Ranjith Siyambalapitiya was appointed to look into the incidents that took place in the Parliament Chamber and the lobby on December 03 and 04, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene announced today. 

The Speaker said Chamal Rajapaksa, Bandula Gunawardene, Vasudewa Nanayakkara, Susil Premajayantha, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Gayantha Karunathilake, Rauf Hakeem, Ranjith Maddumabandara, Vijitha Herath and M.A. Sumanthiran have been appointed to function as the members of the Committee.

He said the committee was expected to look into the incidents that took place in the Parliament Chamber and the lobby on December 03 and 04 and recommend actions to be taken with regard to the incident and prevent recurrence of such incidents in the future.

The Speaker said all steps have been taken to ensure security of all parliamentarians. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)


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  • Kikazaru Wednesday, 08 December 2021 10:50 AM

    Vasudewa Nanayakkara the "Piya" man in the committee. How nice.

    Waco Wednesday, 08 December 2021 11:26 AM

    They are not kids. Sack them from the Parliament. They living on Tax-Payers money.

    Razan Ahamed Wednesday, 08 December 2021 11:37 AM

    What else, other than uncivilised acts; we could expect from a bunch of idiots sent to the highest chamber by the foolish masses

    Kumara Dharmarathne Wednesday, 08 December 2021 12:03 PM

    What about Minister Jhonston Fernando?

    Ronnie Bugger Wednesday, 08 December 2021 02:07 PM

    Was this stupid Speaker selected from the Stone Age. all with all the modern technology, this moron wants a stupid committee. He hass no balls to take decisions.

    Claud Eri Wednesday, 08 December 2021 04:39 PM

    Well Said

    joshua Wednesday, 08 December 2021 02:12 PM

    Bunch of idiots appointed to the committee. That shows we do not have anybody worth a cent in parliament.

    Ram Wednesday, 08 December 2021 02:14 PM

    This is to make parties forget the incident with passage of time

    Buddhist Wednesday, 08 December 2021 04:41 PM

    Another committee... Parliament is run by committees! Why do we need a speaker?


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