Political parties in Sri Lanka agreed on Monday to form a select committee to conduct parliamentary affairs amid a power struggle set off by President Maithripapala Sirisena’s controversial decision to remove prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe last month.
Sri Lanka’s Parliament, which was convened on Monday for a third floor test against disputed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, was adjourned just ten minutes after its opening as the lawmakers could not decide on the members of the committee.
The decision to form the select committee came a day after an all-party meeting called by President Sirisena to resolve the crisis ended inconclusively.