COLOMBO, Feb. 12 -- The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection has unanimously approved a Bill to abolish pension benefits for Members of Parliament, Committee Chair and MP Najith Indika announced on Thursday (12).

He said the proposal received the full backing of the Committee at its recent meeting, describing the move as a fulfilment of a key promise made in the government's policy statement.

"One of the proposals we presented in our policy statement was to abolish the pension granted to MPs after serving a few years in Parliament," he said, noting that the approval of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection was unanimous.

Scheduled to be taken up for debate and v...