The Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has informed all the Members of Parliament in writing to attend a special parliamentary sitting on July 2, 2024 at 9.30 a.m., the Parliamentary Communications Department said.
The presidential candidate either to be named or supported by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should definitely work on the lines of ‘Mahinda Chinthana’ policies, decided its Samastha Lanka Karaka Sabha at a meeting yesterday (24).
Also, that candidate should not be one who endorses a division of the country.
SLPP general secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has told lankadeepa.lk that the decisions taken at the executive committee were approved on the occasion.
No conclusion was made on the matter of a presidential candidate, he said.
Many party politicians attended the meeting at leader Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo.
Meanwhile, Rajapaksa told journalists after a meeting at the party headquarters that whether they should support incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe or not will be decided in due course.
The SLPP has more than enough of candidates to field if necessary, he added.
National Security Advisor and Chief of Staff to the President, Sagala Ratnayaka, has instructed relevant officials to provide maximum support for the successful organization of the Bohra community’s spiritual conference and annual convention in Sri Lanka.
Former senior deputy inspector general of police in charge of the CID, Ravi Seneviratne, assured that a government by the National People's Power (NPP) will investigate crimes in the past,
In line with the President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s vision, two major initiatives have been announced, promising a significant boost to Sri Lanka’s educational landscape.