The Newly elected Opposition Leader
MP Mahinda Rajapakshe and several members of his Parliamentary group are being faced a risk of loosing their Parliamentary seats as a result of them being taking membership of another party although elected to Parliament from a different Party according to leader of the House MP Lakshman Kiriella .
Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella has today(18) informed the speaker Karu Jayasuriya that accordance to the 99 (13) article of the constitution a MP will loose his or her Parliamentary seat within a month after MP shifted to another party from the Party that MP has been elected to Parliament.
Opposition Leader Rajapakshe and several.other MP's of his group who had been elected to parliament from United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) have taken the membership of newly formed Podu JANA Peramuna (PJP)by quitting UPFA .
Therefore Opposition Leader Rajapskshe and others have no right to attend Parliament sessions under the Parliament standing orders ,He has stressed.
Speaker Jayasuriya Had informed the Leader of the House that he will be looking in to that matter .
Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella has today(18) informed the speaker Karu Jayasuriya that accordance to the 99 (13) article of the constitution a MP will loose his or her Parliamentary seat within a month after MP shifted to another party from the Party that MP has been elected to Parliament.
Opposition Leader Rajapakshe and several.other MP's of his group who had been elected to parliament from United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) have taken the membership of newly formed Podu JANA Peramuna (PJP)by quitting UPFA .
Therefore Opposition Leader Rajapskshe and others have no right to attend Parliament sessions under the Parliament standing orders ,He has stressed.
Speaker Jayasuriya Had informed the Leader of the House that he will be looking in to that matter .
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