Parliament Sitting Suspended Again Today on Account of Yesterday’s Vote Counting

When Parliament met today opposition MPs raised the issue  of  vote  rigging yesterday  on the supplementary estimate of Rs. 55 million.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya convened a party leaders meeting after opposition MPs protested against it. Subsequently, a four-member committee headed by Opposition leader, R. Sampanthan was appointed to look into yesterday’s voting and counting.