BY Buddhika SamaraweeraThe Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to identify appropriate reforms to election laws and the electoral system, and recommend necessary amendments to such, has received proposals from 21 recognised political parties, and said proposals will be taken up at the forthcoming PSC sessions. The deadline for the submission of views and proposals to the PSC ended on 15 July. Ali Sabry, the State Minister Jeevan Thondaman, and Parliamentarians Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Kabir Hashim, Ranjith Maddumabandara, Mano Ganesan, M.A. The next Committee meeting is scheduled to convene on 28 July in the Parliament. Attempts to contact Gunawardena and several other PSC members to inquire as to how these proposals would be dealt with proved futile.

Source: The Nation July 19, 2021 16:52 UTC