New MPs for Parliament of Sri Lanka sworn in

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By: Isuru Parakrama

November 21, Colombo (LNW): The first session of Sri Lanka’s tenth Parliament commenced this morning with a formal swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected Members of Parliament.

After the election of Asoka Sapumal Ranwala as the Speaker, MPs took their oaths before him in the parliamentary chambers, officially marking the start of their legislative duties.

The session began promptly at 10:00 a.m., with the newly elected legislators gathering to take part in the historic occasion.

Following the reading of the gazette notification by the General Secretary of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadheera, which formally set the date and time for the inaugural session, Ranwala was elected as Speaker.

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