The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) presented against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena will be taken up for a 2-day debate in Parliament next week.
The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to take up for debate the NCM against the Speaker on 19 and 20 March 2024.
As per the decision taken during a meeting held today, the vote on the NCM will be held at 04.30 pm on March 20, 2024.
In February, opposition parties, under the leadership of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, signed an NCM against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene.
The NCM was brought against the Speaker for approving the Online Safety Bill in violation of Supreme Court conditions. (NewsWire)