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Party membership of 1,137 UNP LG members, revoked

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1 year ago

February 21, 2023

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The United National Party Working Committee has unanimously decided to suspend the party memberships of 1,137 UNP Local Government body members who supported other parties.

The decision was taken at the UNP Working Committee meeting held this evening (21).

The group who had thus lost the party membership, had been elected to 341 LG bodies in 2018. According to reports from the UNP HQ, some have even handed in nominations to contest for the upcoming LG polls from other parties.

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Weerasena Gamage sworn in as MP

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April 24, 2024

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Weerasena Gamage of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament today (April 24).

He took oaths before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena soon after the parliamentary proceedings commenced.

Weerasena was named to fill the parliamentary seat that was left vacant following the demise of SLPP’s Anuradhapura District MP H. Nandasena, who passed away on April 05 due to a sudden illness.

Accordingly, Weerasena was next in line on the SLPP list for the Anuradhapura District after securing a total of 38,242 votes upon contesting the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. He managed to place 9th in the preferential votes list.

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Schools reopen today after New Year holidays

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11 mins ago

April 24, 2024

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Government and government-approved private schools have reopened today (April 24) for the second phase of the first school term, after the Sinhala and Hindu New Year holidays.

Schools will close once again from May 03 – 19 for the 2023 GCE Ordinary Level Examination