Gurukula College Student Parliament Held

Inaugural Session of Gurukula College Student Parliament Held at Presidential Secretariat

The inaugural session of the Student Parliament of Gurukula College Kelaniya was held at the Old Parliamentary Chamber of the Presidential Secretariat.

Gurukula College was given this opportunity as part of the ‘Vision’ program series, conducted jointly by the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of Education, and the Communication Division of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for schoolchildren.

After the inaugural session of the Student Parliament began, the Speaker was appointed, and the Speaker and student Members of Parliament took their oaths.

Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Hemali Weerasekara, briefed the members of the Student Parliament on future leadership, the history of parliamentary traditions, and the role of Parliament.

Senior Additional Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage briefed the students on the role of the President’s Fund and its importance to schoolchildren.

The school presented certificates to members of the Student Parliament in recognition of their participation.

The school also received a valuable plant to commemorate the occasion.

Director General of Presidential Public Relations Dharmasiri Gamage, Director (Communications) of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Samantha Mallawarachchi, Assistant Director (Human Resources) of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Chula Herath, Director of the Tri-Forces Coordination Unit of the Presidential Secretariat Air Commodore Asiri Gallage, Assistant Director Lieutenant Colonel Nadeeka Dangolla and Principal of Gurukula College Kusala Fernando, together with teachers and others, were also present.