The remains of veteran politician, a former Opposition Leader and former Tamil National Alliance Leader R. Sampanthan will be brought to Parliament tomorrow (03).
His remains will lie in state in the Assembly Hall of Parliament from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm on June 3 for Parliament members and staff to pay their respects.
Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said the Committee on Parliamentary Business which was met yesterday decided to bring the remains of R. Sampanthan to Parliament on June 3. It was also decided not to hold Parliamentary sittings on June 3 due to this reason.
Meanwhile, the Parliament Secretary General also said that it was decided by the Committee on Parliamentary Business to present only a special statement of the President regarding the Resolution for the Implementation of External Debt Restructuring Agreements and not to hold the debate on the related resolution which was scheduled to be held today.
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