TNA Parliamentary Group Has Unanimously Approved A Proposal Stating The Opposition Leader Post Should Handover To TNA Leader

The Tamil National Alliance(TNA) has today(01)  unanimously approved a proposal stating the Opposition Leader Post of the Parliament should be handedover to the leader of TNA ,R Sambanshan.The Parliamentary Group of TNA meet at the Parliament has approved the said proposal.

As the section of  main party belonging to the opposition UPFA ,the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) has decided to join the unitary government formed by the governing United National Party(UNP) ,TNA will remain as the main opposition party in the parliament with 16  seats the Party sources have said.

Steps Will Be Taken to Sharing The Benefits Of Country's Development To Every Corner Of The Society "-President Sirisene

"During next five yaers Steps will be taken to extend the development of the nation to every corner of the society , to minimize  the deficiency of sharing the income and to uplift the per capita income of persons" Presdient Maithripala Sirisene has said today(01) at the Parliament.

Making a special statement at the inaugural session of the 08th Parliament which convened today President Sirisne has also stressed that the newly formed unitery government comprising the governing United National Party(UNP) and opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will bring back the intelectuals who left the country in recent years due to professional problems."A Special authority will be set up to welcome them and to take their service for the development programmes here" he has said.

While assuring that his government will implement a non aligned Foreign Policy President Sirisene has said that to develop the country without any difficulty forming an unitary government comprisng the two main parties is must.This would create a new political culture in the country and we should work together as one family to form the unitary government which will address the problems faced by the country".

"You Parliamentariens should take a firm decison on whether to keep the executive presidency created under the 1978 constitution or not.My government will give priority to build the country withing next five years and will use the Policy Propaganda's of other parties too for this process ".

"In the past we heard that the west is trying to take revange from some war heroes of the country.But our government has already reverse that situation and  able to win the international community .

"One of the top priorities of the new government will be  combatting  fraud and to secure state resources.Therefore if anyone is trying to misuse the state resources that person will be severely punished without considering their status" President has further said.

Karu Jayasuriya Has Been Elected As New Speaker Of The Parliament- Several Other Appointments Were Also Made

The National List MP of the governing United National Party(UNP) Karu Jayasuriya has been  unanimously elected as the new speaker of  08 th Parliament which convened it's inaugural session this morning.MP elected through  United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Thilanga Sumathipala has been unanimously elected as new deputy speaker of the Parliament.

The Kandy District MP of UNP  Lakshman Kiriella has been selected as new leader of the house while MP Gayanthha Karunathilake has been selected as chief government whip and MP S Adaikalanathan as deputy chairman of committees.

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President Has Agreed To Allow Opposition MP'S To Decide Opposition Leader In Parliament-National Freedom Frint Leader

President Maithripala Sirisene had yesterday (31)agreed to allow the Opposition MP's in Parliament to appoint the most suitable candidate for the post of Opposition Leader according to the MP Elect National Freedom Front Leader Wimal Weerawansha.


During the meeting held at President's House in Colombo last morning between President Sirisene and leaders Of All Political Parties belonging to Opposition United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) President Sirisene as the leader of UPFA agreed to give the chance of appointing opposition leader to opposition  MP'S in the parliament per the request of UPFA Political Party Leaders Weerswansha has stressed.


Meanwhile the Central Committee of the main party belonging to UPFA ,The Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) has last week authorized the powers of appointing opposition leader post to president sirisene.

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Innaugural Session Of The 08th Parliament Scheduled To Be Convened Tomorrow(01)

The inaugural  session of the 08th parliament  is scheduled to be convened tomorrow(01) at 9 a.m. with participation of  225 MP'S including 196 newly elected MP'S and 29 selected National List MP'S .


The first duty of the new parliament is to appoint a new speaker and a secret ballot is due to be held in this regard according to political  sources. The governing United National Party(UNP) has nominated the name of it's deputy leader MP Karu Jayasuriya as party's candidate for the speaker's post and a nominee from Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) is scheduled to be elected as Deputy Speaker the sources  have said.


After the electing of new speaker the newly elected MP'S are due  to be sworn in before him.The rest of the Parliament's schedule for tomorrow will be  included the electing of Deputy Speaker and deputy chairman of selection committee.


After the conclusion of the schedule the speaker is due to postpone  the Parliamentary Session until  evening and at 3 p.m President Maithripala Sirisene is due to make a special statement to the Parliament.