President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated that legal action will soon be taken against 03 former ministers accused of using vehicles without proper registration.

He made this statement while addressing a public meeting held in Beruwala.

“No village would even drive a motorbike on the roads without registering it. But there was a time when ministers of this country had imported vehicles even when it was forbidden to do so. They use those vehicles without licenses and with fake number plates. They think that the law does not apply to them,” he said.

A total of 30 candidates have been arrested so far for violating election laws in connection with the 2025 Local Government (LG) election.

According to the police, these arrests were made from March 03 and 6.00 a.m. today (April 28).

During this period, a total of 30 candidates and 131 supporters were arrested and 31 vehicles were taken into Police custody during this period.

Police received 313 complaints related to election law violations and 85 complaints regarding criminal acts during this period.

The Civil Security Department, which supervised the safekeeping of luggage belonging to devotees visiting the Sri Dalada Maligawa, has announced a special program to return unclaimed items.

Luggage items that remained unclaimed after the pilgrimage remain securely stored at the original handover points.

A special program is being held today and tomorrow (April 28 and 29) in front of the Joy Boat Service in Wewaravu, Kandy, to facilitate the return of the luggage.

Devotees are requested to visit the location and present their identity documents to claim their belongings.

For further information, please contact the following Civil Security Department officers:

• Police Constable Dissanayake – 0715803000
• Senior Inspector Abeyratne – 0775311797
• Female Sub Inspector Chandani Madhurasinghe – 0710965890