Gayantha Karunathilaka has withdrawn from the three-member committee appointed to investigate and report on a complaint received regarding the conduct of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara.
Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne informed Parliament of this while commencing parliamentary business today (6).
Accordingly, the Speaker informed that Attorney-at-Law Rauff Hakeem has been appointed in place of the Chief Opposition Organizer Gayantha Karunathilaka.
This three-member committee was appointed on May 20 in the Parliament Chamber, taking into consideration a complaint received regarding the conduct of Attorney-at-Law Dayasiri Jayasekara.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Committee, Hemali Weerasekara, will serve as the Chairman of this committee, while the other member is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath.