Opposition to meet with Speaker to discuss composition of PSC
November 9, 2012 09:23 am
The government
members selected for the Parliament Select Committee appointed to probe
allegations against the Chief Justice should be reduced from seven to six, UNP
General Secretary Tissa Attanayake stated.
The UNP will meet
will the Speaker of Parliament to discuss this issue today (November 9) he
further stated.
Yesterday, the governing
party announced the names of seven MPs selected for the PSC which leaves the
opposition with only four remaining spots for the 11-member committee.
Attanayake stated
that the composition of the PSC was not balanced and that the UNP will not
oppose the PSC if the opposition were allowed to appoint five members to it.
The Chief Opposition
Whip MP John Amaratunga and a delegation of opposition MPs will meet with the
Speaker of Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa later today in order to discuss the
composition of the PSC.
Attanayake added that
if the opposition is not allowed to appoint five members to the PSC it will
then take a decision on whether or not to appoint any members to the committee.
