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Mujibur wants Parliament Membership back!

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2 years ago

July 17, 2023

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Samagi Jana Balawehaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman, who resigned from Parliament, has told a weekly newspaper that he will file a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court requesting that he be given back the seat in Parliament.

Rahman said that he is currently discussing the matter with his lawyers to file the petition naming the Elections Commission, the Finance Minister, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney General as respondents.

He said that he resigned from Parliament to contest for the post of Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council. However, the local government election has been postponed indefinitely.

He said that he resigned as an MP since the Elections Commission announced that the local government election would be held and that he also deposited bail as a candidate.

Rahman said the government employees who decided to contest in the election have been given their salaries, privileges they are entitled to and the previous jobs back.

“Therefore, I should also be given the relevant privileges and the position of a Member of Parliament,” he said.

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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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9 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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14 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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14 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.