Parliament

Country placed in a good position

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa presided when Parliament met at 9.30 am yesterday. After the presentation of papers and oral questions, the House took up Committee Stage debate on the Appropriation Bill 2011. The House took up financial heads under Finance and Planning and State Resources Enterprise Development Ministries and Good Governance and Infrastructure, Human Resource, Rural Affairs, Urban Affairs, Consumer Welfare, Scientific Affairs, International Monetary Cooperation, National Resources, Food and Nutrition and Social Welfare Senior Ministries for debate.

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President cautions Parliament:

Attempt to revive terrorism

The opinions of some who oppose this Budget and the terrorist conspiracy that supported the Oxford Union speech are closely inter- related, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing Parliament at the end of the Committee Stage debate on the Appropriation Bill 2011 yesterday.

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