By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera   

Claiming that there was a move to form an alternative parliament called the People’s Council or the ‘Mahajana Sabhawa’, leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said there was no legal provisions in terms of the Constitution for such an entity.  

He told Parliament that there were media reports to the effect that there was a move to form a People’s Council which is similar to Parliament and that it was against the Constitution. He said in terms of the Constitution, Parliament was vested with the legislative power and that it could not be transferred to any other body.  

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said the matter would be referred to the Committee of Privileges.