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Bond Commission report and PRECIFAC report to parliament today
17Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Bond Commission report and PRECIFAC report to parliament today

The final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Bond Issuance of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Inquire and Investigate into Serious Acts of Fraud and Corruption (PRECIFAC) will be handed over to the Secretary-General of Parliament today. The Secretary to the President Austin Fernando had recently promised that these reports would be forwarded to Parliament in response to a request made by the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on 9th January. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on the request of party leaders asked the President to submit the final report prior to the debate in parliament on 10th January. However, due to lack of time, the report was not handed over to the parliament for debate when a special session of t...
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Fracas in Parliament, objects flung at PM
11Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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Fracas in Parliament, objects flung at PM

By Skandha Gunasekara and Ashwin Hemmathagama Parliamentary proceedings descended into fisticuffs and name-calling yesterday when a brawl erupted in the House after the Speaker failed to obtain and table the bond report in Parliament. United National Party (UNP) and Joint Opposition parliamentarians clashed yesterday soon after the Joint Opposition invaded the Well of the House. The chaos began when Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was making his statement despite the Joint Opposition (JO) invading the Well, displaying placards and chanting slogans. The serjeant-at-arms Anil Parakrama Samarasekera and his deputy Kushan Jayaratne held the Mace in the bracket when the JO parliamentarians tried to grab it As the Prime Minister continued, the UNP MPs too stepped into the Well of...
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