Parliamentary vote on whether to debate Online Safety Bill

January 23, 2024 11:33 am

A vote is currently being taken in Parliament on whether or not to take up the proposed Online Safety Bill for debate, Ada Derana reporter said.

The Second Reading Debate of the proposed Online Safety Bill was scheduled to be held in Parliament today (Jan 23).

However, the parliamentary session which commenced at 09.30 a.m. this morning, took a 10-minute adjournment to convene a party leaders meeting for discussions on the proposed Online Safety Bill on the request of all Parliamentarians belonging to the Opposition.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa had requested for a Party Leaders meeting before the Online Safety Bill is taken up for debate, following which the Speaker adjourned Parliament for 10 minutes.

Parliament adjourned for special party leaders meeting
Jan 23rd, 2024

Parliament to debate the Online Safety Bill today
Jan 23rd, 2024

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