The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms decided to postpone the Second Reading debate of the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill by a month’s time on request made by Members of Parliament present.
The decision was made when the Ministerial Consultative Committee met in Parliament yesterday under the chairmanship of Minister (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe after taking into consideration the requests made by the Members present.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill was approved by the Committee following the consideration of the relevant amendments made to the said Bill. Accordingly, the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill will be taken up for debate today (18) to be passed in Parliament.
Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse, State Minister of Justice and Prison Affairs Anuradha Jayaratne, State Ministers Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Sisira Jayakody, Jagath Pushpakumara, Members of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Chandima Weerakkody, Prof. G.L. Peiris, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Mujibur Rahuman, Dr. Harsha de Silva, Eran Wickramaratne, Chaminda Wijesiri, Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi, D.B. Herath, J.C. Alawathuwala, Rajika Wickramasinghe, Manjula Dissanayake and Upul Mahendra and officials representing the respective institutions were present at the Committee meeting.
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