INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
parliamentary session, the prime minister said the National Council should be established as the first step towards a change in the
parliamentary culture.The ruling party today blocked the motion expressing displeasure against the President by defeating the proposal to
suspend Parliament Standing Orders
Accordingly, the motion expressing displeasure against the President was not taken up for debate in the House as a matter of
urgency.Delivering his speech, PM Wickremesinghe stressed that a new code of conduct should be introduced for the Members of Parliament
A Parliamentary Standards Act is also needed for this purpose, he added.The prime minister appealed to the lawmakers of the ruling party and
the opposition to unite to change the existing parliamentary culture
members when they are delivering speeches in the House.
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