Mr. Harsha de Silva was proposed to that committee by President Ranil Wickramasinghe.
Accordingly, the proposal was approved by all the members who participated in the committee.
The position of Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on State Finance in the Fourth Chamber of the Ninth Parliament has been vacant for more than 5 months.
Until now, the work of the committee was led by the temporary chairpersons who were elected by the committee.
Members of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party, including the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, continuously requested the speaker to give the chairmanship to Mr. Harsha de Silva, but he did not get it.
Mr. Harsha De Silva was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance in the Third Chamber of the Ninth Parliament.
The Committee on Public Finance is considered to be one of the most important committees of the Parliament. The committee is entrusted with the task of monitoring financial control powers.
