COLOMBO (News 1st): A decision has been reached to conduct two special inquiries into the allegations that votes were not counted properly during the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill report on the instructions of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requested that an inquiry be conducted with regard to the Port City Bill vote in Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told News 1st on Saturday (May 22). Instructions have been issued to submit the inquiry reports expeditiously, the Speaker added. *Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna in an announcement issued on Friday (May 21) noted that during the second reading of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill, the special majority vote in favour was mentioned incorrectly. *Thereby, the Speaker was requested to conduct a full inquiry into the matter.

Source: The Nation May 22, 2021 06:00 UTC