Steps have been taken to allow the public to meet MPs inside the suspended Parliament complex.
It is after the intervention of the Leader of the House is Minister of External Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena.
It was egotiated to reserve 10 rooms for MPs to meet the public.
The Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament Narendra Fernando has informed the Leader of the House, Minister of External Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena that there is a possibility of allocating 07 rooms as the first step.
The Leader of the House inspected the rooms to be reserved for this purpose yesterday (12).
At a recent meeting of the Coordinating Committee of Parliament chaired by the Speaker, the Leader of the House made a special request that the public should be given the opportunity to meet with Members of Parliament at the Parliament Complex.
The Leader of the House, Minister of External Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena stated that a number of requests have been received from Members of Parliament regarding this.
At that meeting, Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake forwarded the request to the Serjeant-at-Arms.
The Leader of the House said that the public meeting rooms of the Members of Parliament would be opened to the public once the Covid-19 epidemic was brought under control and the public had access to the Parliament complex.
