Kopi kade Episode 1599 On 29/11/2017 ITN

Hiru News

• President says Parliament will not be prorogued under any circumstances - (President Maithripala Sirisena in a twitter message says that he will not prorogue Parliament under any circumstances. He also urged all parliamentarians to uphold the principles of democracy and parliamentary traditions at all times. Prime Minister Mahinda... )
• UNF party leaders to meet the President - (UNF party leaders say that they hope to have discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena this evening. Responding to a query by our news team UNP chairman MP Kabir Hasheem said that the purpose of the discussion with the President was to inform the... )
• Tense situation in Parliament today as well; The Speaker says the No Confidence motion is passed - (Speaker Karu Jayasuriya says that he accepts that the no confidence motion filed against the prime minister today, as passed. The speaker was escorted into the parliament by the police amidst the tense situation which erupted today as well, where ruling... )
• Parliament adjourned until Nov.19th due to tense situation - (Several parliamentarians representing the government staged a protest within the Parliament chamber. The MPs protested against UNP members Palitha Thewarapperuma and Ranjan Ramanayake bringing knives into the chamber yesterday. A tense situation arose... )
• A meeting between the President and the Prime Minister; Government and UNP MP’s schedule to meet as well - (A meeting between President Maithreepala Sirisena and Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa reportedly took place last night after the president met with  UNF leaders at the presidential secretariats office. Government internal sources state that views... )