The draft bill to abolish Members of Parliament’s pensions has received approval from the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection.
Addressing the media, Committee Chairman MP Najith Indika stated that the bill was unanimously approved by that committee.
He further revealed that after this is passed in Parliament next week, Members of Parliament will not be entitled to a pension, and that afterwards, they will continue to carry out their duties as a service.
“At the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Public Administration, Justice, and Civil Security, the draft bill to abolish Members of Parliament’s pensions was unanimously approved. In the Prosperous Country, Beautiful Life policy statement, one of the points we presented was that the pensions received by Members of Parliament after serving a few years in Parliament would be abolished. At present, the Parliamentary Pensions Act No. 1 of 1977 will be repealed through this new law. After this is passed in Parliament next week, Members of Parliament will not be entitled to a pension. Afterwards, they will continue to carry out their duties as a service. We believe this is a very important step both in terms of political culture and in terms of the promises we made during the election campaign. Through such processes, we believe we are giving assurance about which path we are taking and how we are moving forward,” he said. (Newswire)