The two gazette notifications on mega projects that building a new luxury hotel with a casino by Australian Business Tycoon James Packer have approved today(25) in Parliament with a majority of 65 and 68 votes respectively.The gazette notifications of James Packer has passed with 109 voted in favor and 44 voted against it while gazette notifications of JKH Waterfronts has received 112 in favor and 44 against it.the main opposition party United National Party(UNP) has voted against the notifications with government ally Jathika Hela Urumaya(JHU) while Government Minister of Jathika Nidahas Peramuna Wimal Weerawansha ,Sri Lanka Muslim Congress MP'S and the minister Rishad Badurdeen were absent at the time of voting.
Meanwhile president mahinda rajapaksha has assured Media Organization heads that the gazette notifications passed at the parliament are solely regarding building of a new luxury hotel
and there's no plan to build a casino with the hotel.
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