Sri Lanka’s Parliament is scheduled to begin its first sitting week for September today (08), with sittings scheduled to continue until September 11, the Parliamentary Secretariat said.
Parliament is scheduled to convene at 9.30 a.m. today under the chairmanship of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.
Two orders issued under the Motor Traffic Act and published in Extraordinary Gazettes No. 2489/22 and 2493/19 are scheduled to be taken up for debate and approval today.
This will be followed by a debate on an adjournment motion to be moved by the Opposition.
Tomorrow (09), Parliament is scheduled to debate the second reading of the Chief of Defence Staff (Removal) Bill.
On Thursday (10), a resolution under the Women Empowerment Act will be taken up for debate and approval.
Seven private members’ motions are scheduled to be debated on Friday (11).
Meanwhile, permission has been granted for National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and MP Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, to attend today’s parliamentary sitting.
Prison Commissioner and Media Spokesman Senaka Pallathtenne said steps would be taken to bring Rajapaksa to Parliament following a notification from the Secretary General of Parliament.
