Cabinet status for parliamentary committee chairpersons?

By Yohan Perera   

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to form a new administration and has also stressed the importance of giving powers to chairpersons of parliamentary committees similar to Cabinet Ministers.  President Wickremesinghe came out with these ideas when he met some party leaders last evening.   

All Ceylon Makkal Congress led by MP Rishad Bathiudeen, TPA led by MP Mano Ganesan, SLMC led by Rauff Hakeem, parliamentary group led by Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and Tamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani led by C. V. Vigneswaran participated in the discussion.   

President Wickremesinghe had informed the party leaders to decide whether they are going to join the government or will accept posts in committees.   

Also he had stressed the need for appointing a national council.