A special meeting will be held on Thursday, December 8, at 3.00 pm at Committee Room No. 1 of Parliament to appoint an MP to the Constitutional Council who does not represent either the Government or Opposition Leader’s Party or from any independent group, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced this morning (06).

The Speaker announced that all members of parliament who do not represent the government or the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) are invited to attend the meeting in order to discuss appointing an MP as a member of the Constitutional Council.

The Speaker said that no consideration will be given to the nominations or requests submitted by the MPs who fail to attend the meeting.