{"id":150539,"date":"2015-09-10T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T12:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=150539"},"modified":"2015-09-10T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T12:49:49","slug":"snubbed-upfa-party-leaders-tell-speaker-to-restore-lost-privileges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/snubbed-upfa-party-leaders-tell-speaker-to-restore-lost-privileges\/","title":{"rendered":"Snubbed UPFA Party Leaders Tell Speaker To Restore Lost Privileges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several affiliated party leaders within the United People&#8217;s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) fold has appealed to the speaker to restore their lost privileges and some other traditions which are currently being curtailed by the new parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Parliament recently decided not to recognise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Udaya+Gammanpila&amp;x=11&amp;y=1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Udaya Gammanpila<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Wimal+Weerawansa&amp;x=8&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wimal Weerawansa<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Vasudeva+Nanayakkara&amp;x=11&amp;y=4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vasudeva Nanayakkara<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Dinesh+Gunewardena&amp;x=4&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dinesh Gunewardena<\/span><\/a> and Chandrasiri Gajadeera as leaders of their respective parties but as members of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vasu-Dinesh-Wimal-Udaya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-145387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vasu-Dinesh-Wimal-Udaya.jpg\" alt=\"Vasu Dinesh Wimal Udaya\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vasu-Dinesh-Wimal-Udaya.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vasu-Dinesh-Wimal-Udaya-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Vasu-Dinesh-Wimal-Udaya-800x460.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Speaking on the fact that being a part of the UPFA would deprive them of the privileges enjoyed by Party Leaders. Wimal Weerwansa MP said the decision was not in keeping with parliamentary tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Weerwansa said that his group expects a positive reply from the Speaker to their requests.<\/p>\n<p>The letter signed by the above 5 leaders have four main points. They are;<\/p>\n<p>1. Restoring privileges and status entitled to all party leaders irrespective of the fact whether they are represented within a larger coalition.<\/p>\n<p>2. Nominating party leaders to all select committees within parliament.<\/p>\n<p>3. As per the 19th amendment when nominating members to the Constitutional Council giving due recognition to provisions in the constitution referring to \u201cother parties\u201d and also nominating members in concurrence with the promises made to the parliament by the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>4. 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