Parliament prorogued : President Rajapakse to declare open new session on November 25

Parliament was prorogued at midnight yesterday . President Mahinda Rajapakse acting in terms of the powers vested in him made the prorogation order.

The new Parliamentary session will be declared opened by President Rajapakse on November 25. The decision to prorogue Parliament was taken at a party leaders meeting yesterday chaired by the President.The Emergency debate will be taken up from 12.30 pm, on this day(25th).

According to the leader of the House former Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva the decision to prorogue Parliament was taken, among other things to table a new appropriation Bill with the object of presenting a new budget before December 31st.

Earlier, the regular sittings of the House was fixed for today.