The debate on the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen will be held on the 18th and 19th of June, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed parliament today.
It was reported that during the party leader’s meeting held yesterday, several opposition party leaders had voiced their displeasure over the dates of the debate. The Joint Opposition had demanded that the NCM debate be held on the 5th and 6th of June.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya however, pointed out it was not up to him to fix the dates and that it was up to the Government to do so in consultation with Party Leaders.
Accordingly, the Speaker said the dates for the NCM debate for 18th and 19th of June and requested the opposition parties to accept it.
Meanwhile, Parliamentarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage, attending a media briefing yesterday, said that if the government postpones the no-confidence motion against Minister Bathiudeen, they would continue to obstruct the proceedings of the parliament.
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