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No date for JHU's debate on ISGA
The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) has asked for a day-long debate on the ongoing peace process as well as the LTTE 's Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA) proposals when Parliament meets next month.

The request had been made at a party leaders meeting in Parliament last week. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse had said the government would allocate a date for the debate as soon as possible but did not commit to a date in June.

Parliament will meet again on the 8th of June. At the same meeting, it was agreed that the government would be allowed the majority of members in the all committees of Parliament even though it is a minority government.

However, Opposition members had expressed the hope the government will allow the Public Account sCommittee and the Committee on Public Enterprises to be headed by one of their members following the precedent set during the previous regime.

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