Speaker clarifies reports about cost for Parliament renovationsSpeaker clarifies reports about cost for Parliament renovations

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has refuted recent media reports which claimed that the government has allocated Rs. 1000 million for the reconstruction of the Parliament building this year.
 
In a statement, the Speaker said that the 30 year old parliament building complex is owned by the general public of Sri Lanka and it is essential to repair and renovate the building from time to time, like any other building.
 
The timely renovation of this building cannot be ruled out he said. 
 
However, according to Jayasuriya this year the government has allocated only Rs. 200 million for the renovations and not Rs. 1000 million as some media reports have claimed, the Speaker clarified.