Karu Expected To Issue Statement Shortly On Convening Parliament Tomorrow: Convenes Party Leaders Meeting At 8.30 AM

November 13, 2018

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya is expected to issue a statement on convening Parliament tomorrow, shortly. 

Soon after the Supreme Court gave its order, the Parliamentary group of the JVP held a discussion with the Speaker and requested him to take "every possible step" to convene Parliament tomorrow. 

After the discussion with the JVP, Speaker Jayasuriya convened a party leaders meeting at 8.30 am tomorrow to discuss the proceedings of the day. 

Meanwhile, UNP Leader and 'ousted' Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed his party MPs that he was ready to show a "parliamentary majority" tomorrow.