PARLIAMENT

Hon. Minister Gamini Lokuge has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Petitions of the Ninth Parliament. The name of Hon. Minister Gamini Lokuge for the above post was nominated by the Hon. Jayantha Ketagoda and seconded by the Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara.

This appointment was made at the first meeting of the Committee on Public Petitions held in Parliament today (25). Members of the Committee on Public Petitions, Hon. Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon.Minister S. Viyalanderan, Hon. Thenuka Vidanagamage, Hon. Imthiaz Bakeer Markar, Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Hon. Cader Mastan, Hon. Ashoka Priyantha, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Kulasingham Dileepan, Hon. Nipuna Ranawaka, Hon. Geetha Kumarasinghe, Hon. Rajika Wickramasinghe were present at this meeting.

Meanwhile, the Committee on Public Petitions also decided to proceed forth with the Public Petitions which were previously brought to the notice during the 8th Parliament.