The Student Parliament inauguration ceremony was held at Muslim Ladies College (MLC) Bambalapitiya on Tuesday under the patronage of Principal Nasriya Munas.
Former Mass Media Minister and Member of Parliament Imtiaz Bakeer Markar was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
Prime Minister of the Student Parliament Zainab Yakoob delivered the welcome address and Speaker of Parliament Zaba Rizwan also addressed the gathering.
MP Imtiaz Bakeer Markar said that when he was a student at Ananda College, Colombo he had never seen any difference as a Muslim student during his school days. He said while at school he was elected as the president of the debating and hockey teams. He also said that while boarded in the school hostel, he was elected as President of the Hostel Student Parliament.
He further said that the country’s present Parliament has 225 members but only 10 or 12 members are women. He said there are no Muslim women among the current crop of MPs and hoped that one of these students would become a Member of Parliament in the future. “We need more women MPs in Parliament,” MP Bakeer Markar said.
The Speaker, Prime Minister, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Advisory Committee Leaders and Coordinators took oath at this event and the Ministers of various Ministries proposed the proposal at the Parliament.
Muslim Ladies College Principal Nasriya Munas, Student Parliament Teacher-in-Charge Nilmini Mahanama and Rifka Roomi pinned the badges on the members of the student Parliament.
The Principal presented a token of appreciation to MP Bakeer Markar. Deputy Principals, Vice Principals, Head of the Primary Section, Members of the Past Pupils Association and School Development Committee, Teachers, Students and Parents were also present.
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