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Term of Select Committee on national question extendedPeriod of the Select Committee appointed to recommend and report political and constitutional measures required to empower the peoples of Sri Lanka to live as one nation was extended yesterday by six months. Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and the Leader of the House of Parliament Nimal Siripala de Silva moved the motion, which sought approval to set the new deadline to 21st December 2014. According to the motion the committee was appointed by Speaker Chamal Rajapakse was unable to report its findings to Parliament within the time limit granted by the motion agreed to by the Parliament on 23rd November 2011. (AH) |