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The Speaker (Dr.) Asoka Ranwala informed the House that in term of the provisions of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the Speaker of the Ninth Parliament had endorsed the certificate on the “National Minimum Wage of Workers (Amendment)” Bill on September 11, 2024 and “Reciprocal Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” and “Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment)” Bills on September 13, 2024.
Chief Opposition Whip in the Tenth Parliament Appointed Speaker (Dr.) Asoka Ranwala also informed the House that Gayantha Karunathilleka, M.P. has been appointed as the Chief Opposition Whip in the Tenth Parliament, as well as Members of Parliament to serve in the Panel of Chairs for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament.
Furthermore, the Speaker announced that he nominated the following Members of Parliament to serve in the Panel of Chairs for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament, in terms of Standing Order 143 of the Parliament. In accordance, Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Imran Maharoof, Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyarathne, (Snr. Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Chanaka Madugoda, Sanjeewa Ranasingha, Aravinda Senarath, Kitnan Selvaraj have been nominated.
