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If you defect you are home – AKD

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10 months ago

August 9, 2024

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National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that new defection laws will be brought under an NPP government.

Addressing an NPP gathering in Malwana, Dissanayake said that this election is unique due to the nepotistic ties of the prominent candidates. “This alone is enough for you to vote for the NPP,” he said.

“These parties are full of frogs who jump from one side to the other. This is the last time they can defect,” he said.

“If you defect, you are home,” Dissanayake said. “This country’s politics were corrupted because of this. An NPP government will bring laws to tackle this. The 19th Amendment had a clause like. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe presented the 19th Amendment to Parliament, and Dinesh Gunawardena wanted this part removed,” Dissanayake said.

‘Wijeyadasa Rajapkshe’s membership in Parliament itself would have been terminated several times if that clause was there,” Dissanayake said.

(newswire.lk)
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03 vehicles collide at railway crossing

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8 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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03 vehicles have collided at the Merawala railway crossing on the Chilaw-Colombo main road.

The accident occurred at around 6.25 a.m. this morning (May 21) when a van, which had stopped behind a fuel bowser at the Chilaw Marawala railway crossing while it was closed for train traffic, was rear-ended by a prime mover transporting cement.

The prime mover had been unable to stop due to brake failure.

The van involved in the accident sustained significant damage and Chilaw Police are currently conducting further investigations.

(Pic: Accident 1st)

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Ramith Rambukwella arrives before CIABOC

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8 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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Ramith Rambukwella – son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (May 21) to record a statement.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday (May 20) ordered the further remand of Keheliya Rambukwella until June 03, following his arrest by the CIABOC over 03 complaints related to alleged corruption.

The court also granted permission to name Ramith Rambukwella as a suspect in the case.

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Mahindananda seeks permission for home cooked meals

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8 hours ago

May 21, 2025

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Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who is currently in remand custody, has submitted a written request to prison authorities seeking permission to receive food from his home.

He is currently being held at the “M 2” ward of the Colombo Remand Prison along with around 10 other prisoners, according to reports.

It is also reported that former minister Keheliya Rambukwella is being detained in the same ward.