18 December 2018 01:12 pm Views - 14381
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed the Parliament that UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa had been appointed as the Opposition Leader replacing Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader R Sampanthan a while ago.
UPFA General Secretary MP Mahinda Amaraweera was appointed as the Chief Opposition Whip replacing JVP Leader Anura Dissanayake.
Parliament sessions commenced at 1 p.m. as scheduled.