The appointment of members to the selection committee was passed with 121 in-favor and none against in the 225 member parliament today. This is the third time the Maithri-Mahinda faction suffered defeat in Parliament.
The illegal government had submitted seven names to the committee but speaker Karu Jayasurya agreed for five names in the 12 member committee as the meeting of party leaders held on Friday morning failed to reach a consensus on the issue.
Speaker Jayasuriya named Lakshman Kiriella, Rauf Hakeem, Rishard Bathiudeen, Mano Ganeshan and Patali Champika Ranawaka (UNF) and Mavai Senathiraja (ITAK) and Vijtha Herath (JVP) as members.
Dinesh Gunewardene, Nimal Siripala De Silva, S B Dissanyake, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Wimal Weerawansa were named from the UPFA.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya will chair the committee as per standing orders.
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