The government has obtained the approval of the Parliamentary Business Committee to move a resolution in Parliament to appoint a Select Committee to decide on the electoral system to hold the Provincial Council election.
The Business Committee that met in the Parliamentary Complex under the chairmanship of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne approved the resolution to appoint the Select Committee on January 6.
The Select Committee will look into and report to Parliament on the matter of selecting the Electoral System under which the Provincial Council Elections should be held and submit its proposals and recommendations in that regard has been scheduled to be approved.
Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament in November last year that a special Select Committee will be appointed to review the legal situation related to conducting the Provincial Council elections and take necessary steps to hold the elections expeditiously.