Thursday, May 20, 2021

Third Reading Of The Colombo Port City Draft Bill Has Been Passed With A Majority Of 89 Votes

 The  third reading of the amended Draft  bill of the  Colombo Port City Special Economic commission has been passed in Parliament yesterday (20) with a majority of 89 votes .


The controversial draft bill which was presented to the parliament  by the government had passed  with 148 MP "s voted in favor and 59  had voted against it .19 MP's were absent at the time of the voting 

Supreme Court has earlier informed the speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane that 25 clauses of the Bill are against the Constitution  and need to amend those .Also the court has informed that the Bill should be passed with a specials majority in Parliament and also need a referendum to get public approval ,



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