Semasinghe’s request on privilege issue raised over SC interim order on LG polls

 

dState Minister Shehan Semasinghe has requested the Deputy Speaker of Parliament to instruct relevant authorities not to act on the interim order issued by the Supreme Court regarding the 2023 Local Government polls until the inquiry carried out by the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges comes to an end.

Furthermore, he also asked the letter sent to the Finance Minister by the Election Commission Chairman, to be referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Privileges.

The state minister made these remarks referring to the issue of privilege raised by MP Premnath C.Dolawatte in parliament recently regarding the Supreme Court’s interim order pertaining to the Local Government election.