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Mujibur wants Parliament Membership back!

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10 months 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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Liquor shops closed

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2 hours ago

May 20, 2024

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All liquor shops across the country will be closed on May 23 and 24 in view of the Wesak festival, the Excise Department has announced

In the Matale city limits the liquor shops will be closed from May 21, 22, 23 and 24th as the State Wesak festival is being held in Matale this year.

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RW expresses condolences over Iranian President’s death

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2 hours ago

May 20, 2024

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian and other senior Irani officials.

“I express my deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the bereaved families, the government and the people of Iran. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of President Raisi and his entourage,” the President said in a X message.

Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian and other senior Irani officials. I express my deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the bereaved families, the government and the people of Iran.…
— Ranil Wickremesinghe (@RW_UNP) May 20, 2024

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Chief prelates call to grant a presidential pardon to Gnanasara Thera on Vesak Day

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2 hours ago

May 20, 2024

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Chief Prelates of the Malwathu, Asgiri, Ramanna Nikaya, and the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha have urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grant Ven. Gnanasara Thera a presidential pardon on Vesak Poya day.

In a letter to the President, the Chief Prelates noted that Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera was sentenced to four years in prison on March 28, 2024, after being found guilty of causing discord during a media discussion about the Kooragala Rajamaha Vihara in 2016.

They point out that the Thera had also taken steps to alert authorities about extremist activities in society, helping to prevent the spread of some extremist groups in Sri Lanka.

As a result, several potential extremist conflicts in Sri Lankan society were averted, the letter adds.