INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Committee on Parliamentary Business has agreement to appoint a Special Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the irregularities
in Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC), under a co-chairmanship of the ruling parties and the opposition.This was decided on during the meeting of the
Committee on Parliamentary Business this evening (20) chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.The Secretary General of the Parliament,
Kushani Rohanadeera, said that during the meeting attention had been focused on the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to
co-chairmanship of the ruling parties and the opposition and under an equal number of committee members.The Secretary General of the
decided to hold the debate on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the Second Reading of Appropriation BIll on that day.In addition to
this, some amendments were made in the parliamentary proceedings on the 22nd and 24th of November.Also, it has been discussed to continue to
hold meetings of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) regarding Sri Lanka Cricket and other institutions and also that if steps are
taken regarding the chairmanship of the committee, it should be done according to the decision of the committee members.
