Speaker Rajapaksa acknowledged the new appointment of Lakshman Kiriella as the Leader of the House, Gayantha Karunathilake as the Chief Government Whip, Nimal Siripala de Silva as the Opposition Leader and W.D.J. Seneviratne as the Chief Opposition Whip.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the House followed by Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala and other party leaders.

President Maithripala Sirisena left the chamber after listening to the speeches of the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader.