Colombo, Oct. 2 – A motion seeking the appointment of a special parliamentary committee to investigate the release of 323 shipping containers from the Colombo Port without mandatory physical inspection has been submitted to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.
The motion was presented today by a group of opposition parliamentarians, led by Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Karunathilaka.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Harshana Rajakaruna, J.C. Alawathuwala, and Dr. Kavinda Jayawardena, along with several other opposition members, were present during the submission.
Notably, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP D. V. Chanaka also joined the occasion.
