Sri Lanka major opposition party appoints a diciplinaty committee to probe charges against two members

Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) says that a disciplinary committee has been appointed to probe the charges against UNP Mathara district MP Buddhika Pathirana and Western Provincial Councillor Shiral Lakthilaka.

The diciplianry committee was appointed at the UNP working committee meeting held yesterday.

The disciplinary committee is headed by Thilak Marapana, a former UNP MP and a former Attorney General.

The disciplinary committee is to meet next week, party sources say.

The decisions to be taken in the disciplinary committee is to be reported to the party leader and the Working Committee.

Pathirana and Lakthilaka are accused of violating the articles 7 and 9 of the UNP constitution.