Parliament will today debate and vote on the state of emergency declared by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The state of emergency was declared under the Public Security Ordinance on the 17th of July by the then Acting President through the issuance of the Special Gazette No.2288/30.
Accordingly, the proclamation on the state of emergency will be debated when Parliament convenes at 10am.
The debate on the proclamation is expected to be approved by MPs after being taken up for debate until 4.30pm. If Parliament does not approve the proclamation within 14 days, it will be annulled.
The Parliament Communications Department said the proclamation has been issued in accordance with powers vested in the President in terms of the Public Security Ordinance to ensure public security and maintenance supplies and services essential to the life of the community.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the United National Party former Minister Wajira Abeywardena is scheduled to take oath as a Member of Parliament today.
Former Minister Abeywardena was nominated by the UNP to fill the vacant National List seat of the party after Ranil Wickremesinghe took oath as President last week.
He had been a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2010 and also between 2015 and 2020.
Wajira Abeywardena functioned as the Minister of Home Affairs during the tenure of the good governance government.
