Former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Karu Jayasuriya has been unanimously appointed as the Chair of the Former Parliamentarians’ Caucus.
According to a Parliament statement, the appointment was made during the first meeting of the Former Parliamentarians’ Caucus held at Parliament recently under the Chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana.
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s name was proposed by the former Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala and former Member of Parliament Sumedha G. Jayasena.
Meanwhile, former member of Parliament Shantha Premaratne was unanimously appointed as the convener of the Caucus.
A discussion was also held at length regarding issues faced by the former members of Parliament, during which the Secretary General of the Parliament said the Secretariat of the Parliament is working to resolve such concerns.
The Speaker pointed out the importance of contributing the knowledge and experience of former parliamentarians for the future development of the country.
The Members of Parliament also agreed to form a constitution for the Caucus and to form sub-committees to contribute to the development of the country by utilizing the international relations and political experience of former parliamentarians.
Accordingly, sub-committees on welfare affairs, constitutional affairs, political affairs, and economic and international affairs were formed. (Newswire)
