Second reading of 19th Amendment passed in Parliament
Posted by Editor on April 28, 2015 - 7:50 pm
The second reading of the 19th Amendment to Constitution was passed in Parliament with a majority of 214 votes, a short while ago, with 215 members voting for and a single vote against.
Seven MPs were absent at the time of the vote with one abstention. UPFA MP Sarath Weerasekara voted against the draft bill.
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