Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today informed Parliament that he has received copies of two additional petitions filed against the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The Speaker noted that these submissions come on top of the seven petitions already received on August 19 and 20.
He explained that three petition copies were handed in on August 19th, followed by four more on August 20th.
With today’s additions, a total of nine petitions challenging the 22nd Amendment Bill have now been received by the Speaker. (Newswire)