INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Day 2 of the debate on Third Reading or the Committee Stage of 2024 Appropriation Bill (Budget) commenced in parliament this morning
(Nov.23).Time has been allotted for Questions for Oral Answers from 9:30 a.m
to 10 a.m.Thereafter, the Committee Stage debate on the 2024 Budget will be held until 6 p.m.Subsequently, at 6 p.m., the Regulations under
the Immigrants and Emigrants Act will be taken up for approval
called for a division.Accordingly, a total of 62 MPs voted in favour of the proposal while only 03 voted against it
NPP MPs Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Vijitha Herath and Harini Amarasuriya were the only MPs to vote against when the division was
called.Subsequently, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana informed the House that Heading No
for two weeks with effect from yesterday over his unruly behaviour inside the House on Tuesday.
