Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramratne informed the House yesterday that Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka has withdrawn from the three-member Committee appointed to inquire into a complaint regarding the conduct of Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekara.
At the commencement of sittings yesterday, the Speaker said that Karunathilake has informed him that he would withdraw from the Committee.
The Speaker further announced that MP Rauff Hakeem has been appointed to replace Karunathilaka on the said Committee.
The three-member Committee was initially appointed on 20 May, in the Parliament Chamber, following the receipt of a formal complaint concerning the conduct of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara in the House.
The Committee is chaired by Deputy Chairperson Hemali Weerasekara. Its other member is Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath.