Over 700 students from north visit Parliament

Over 700 students representing a number of schools in Jaffna visited the Parliament recently. Officials of the Outreach Division of Parliament had organised a Parliament tour for the students. The students also had the opportunity to watch the Parliamentary proceedings live from the public gallery of the Parliament and to pose for a group photo in front of the Parliament complex.

Students had the privilege of meeting Deputy Chairperson of Committees Angajan Ramanathan, MP and former President Maithreepala Sirisena, MPs Rauff Hakeem, Sarathi Dushmantha, Eran Wickramaratne, Uddika Premarathne as well as the Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake and Serjeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando.

Vadamarachchi Kantha Madhya Widyalaya, Thondaimanaru Veerakathipillayar Maha Vidiyalaya, Walwai Kantha Maha Vidiyalaya, Nelliyadi Maha Vidiyalaya, Polikandi Hindu Tamil Mixed School, Udupitti Girls’ School, Wigneshwara Vidiyalaya, Karawet Welayudam Maha Vidiyalaya, wadamarachchi Hindu Ladies’ College, Meridistha Girls College, Kottrawathai College joined the tour.

The public gallery, which was closed due to the COVID pandemic, was reopened for school students from September last year, and thousands of students representing schools, universities and other educational institutions in the island come to visit Parliament every day. All the facilities for the visiting students are provided by the Department of the Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament and the organisation of tours and awareness workshops as well as the release of commemorative photos and videos related to them are done by the Communication Department of the Parliament.