Parliament meets today: Speaker

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said yesterday Parliament would meet today at 10.00 am as per the gazette (2095/50) issued by President Maithripala Sirisena dated November 4, 2018, the Speaker’s office said.

It said in a statement that all MPS were requested to attend the sessions today.

President Maithripala Sirisena on November 27 prorogued Parliament till November 16 and later issued a gazette to convene it today.

However, the President dissolved Parliament from November, 9, 2018.

The Supreme Court, after considering the Fundamental Right petitions, yesterday issued an interim order till December 7 staying the proclamation issued by President Maithripala Sirisena to dissolve parliament and thereafter the Speaker yesterday said that the Parliament would meet today as scheduled before.