UPDATE: Controversial Online Safety Bill To Be Taken up for Debate Today with 83 MPs Voting in Favour

The Online Safety Bill is scheduled for debate in Parliament today, with 83 MPs voting in favor and 50 against it.

The Second Reading Debate will proceed as planned after the parliamentary session briefly adjourned for a 10-minute break, allowing party leaders, including those from the Opposition, to discuss the bill.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa initiated the request for a Party Leaders meeting before the debate, leading to the temporary adjournment.

Subsequently, a parliamentary vote determined the bill's inclusion in the day's agenda.