Lasantha and Rohitha elected as COPA, COPE chairmen

State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna has been elected as the chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA).

Meanwhile, SLPP MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena has been elected the chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

New MPs nominated to the COPA are as Tissa Attanayake, Kabir Hashim, Niroshan Perera, J. C. Alawathuwala, Ashok Abeysinghe, Sivagnanam Shritharan, Hector Appuhamy, M. Udayakumar, Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

Meanwhile, MPs Anura Dissanayaka, Rauff Hakeem, Dilan Perera, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Eran Wickramaratne, Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, S. M. Marikkar, Hesha Withanage, Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Gamini Waleboda, Prof. Charitha Herath have been nominated to serve in the COPE.