New Delhi : Proceedings of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till Monday following uproar by both BJP and Congress during the Parliamentary Monsoon Session on Friday. BJP, in both the houses, is demanding an unconditional apology for the derogatory remarks by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the President. While Congress is … Read more
In an address last night, Sirisena noted that in the highest institute that represents people’s sovereignty, the individual worth of MPs was estimated in millions of rupees. Terming the behavior of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya as most shocking, the President said his attempt not to recognize the appointment of a Prime Minister by the President was the second … Read more
The decision was reached after a parliamentary group meeting of UNF Saturday morning and the case will be filed on Monday. UNF and some smaller parties termed the move as illegal, unconstitutional and unacceptable. The new governmen has sought to defend the dissolution saying President is empowered to do so. President Maithripala Sirisena had dissolved the Parliament … Read more
The move comes exactly two weeks after the President has appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as new Prime minister replacing Ranil Wickremsinghe. President sworn in ministers to the remaining cabinet posts on Friday evening before announcing the dissolution. Parliament was to convene on Wednesday and speaker Karu Jayasurya and group led by ousted Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe … Read more
Jaysurya office said that the speaker requested the President to call parliament session by early next week. Sirisena is reported to have said that he will take a decision in coming days and will convey it accordingly. Earlier, the President has prorogued the Parliament ill 16thof November following swearing in of Mahinda Rajapakse as prime … Read more
Minister of Education Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, told the media in Colombo Tuesday evening that if the vote on account is not approved, there will arise a situation where the government is unable to function. He said the President can opt to dissolve Parliament to resuscitate the country from an anarchic situation and it is a conventional … Read more
The protestors, carrying placards and shouting slogans, blocked the roads near Wickremsinghe’s official residence, where several of his party MPs addressed the gathering. Wickremsinghe said people did not vote for President Sirisena to act in this manner and that they will resist what the president has done. He has demanded that parliament meet so that … Read more
