Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today announced in Parliament the appointment of a select committee under the chairmanship of Minister Vijitha Herath to look into the holding of the Provincial Councils elections.
MPs Muneer Mulaffer, Sunil Watagala, Arun Hemachandra, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Mano Ganesan, Lakshman Nipunarachchi, Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Dharamapriya Liyanage, Chandana Sooriarachchi and Nizam Kariyappar are the other members of the committee.
The committee will be responsible for determining which system the election should be held under and on proposed amendments to the Provincial Councils Amendment Bill.