President visits Parliament

Sandasen Marasinghe and Irangika Range
 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa paid a visit to Parliament yesterday evening, respecting the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

According to the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the President of the country has to attend the sittings of Parliament once in three months. President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Parliament around 2.30 pm and occupied the seat allocated for him in the House next to the Prime Minister’s seat.

When the President entered the House, government and opposition members rose and welcomed him thumping on their desks.

When President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa was in the Chair and the condolence vote on Minister Nissanka Wijeratne was taken up.

President Rajapaksa stayed in the House for a short while and left. The President also met a group of film producers including Indian film producer Adul Gopal Krishnan.