Wijeyadasa requests Speaker to appoint PSC to amend electoral system

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs - Constitutional Reforms, Dr
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to appoint a Parliament Select Committee to amend the electoral
system.This committee, pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order 101 of Parliament, should not consist of more than 21 members,
committee, the lawmaker said further.According to him, the committee members should be vested with powers to summon any individual, request
any document or report or obtain evidence verbally or in writing, in order to conduct an extensive study into amending the electoral
system.He also suggested authorizing the committee to determine its quorum and to seek the assistance of experts and veterans in the
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