Defence Ministry s expenditure head passed in Parliament

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A vote was taken in Parliament this evening (23) on the expenditure head for the Ministry of Defence 2024 Budget, after an opposition MP had
called for a division.Accordingly, a total of 76 parliamentarians voted in favour while 08 MPs had voted against the expenditure head,
G
Ponnambalam called for a division for the budget head of the Ministry of Defence.Accordingly, the Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa
Abeywardana informed the House that all the expenditure headings considered during the committee stage debate were passed today.