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Anuruddha
in fresh bid to enter Parliament
The request has been made amidst reports that President Kumaratunga was planning to include a lawyer on the National List to Parliament in view of the proposed constitutional amendments that were planned to be introduced. She has short listed constitutional lawyer Jayampathi Wickramaratne and Mr. Wijedasa Rajapakse. Sources close to President Kumaratunga told The Sunday Times that she was planning to take in a top lawyer to assist the Freedom Alliance in implementing a constitutional amendment. One of the two lawyers will be taken in through the National List after resignation of list member E.A.D.C. Weerasekera and will be appointed as deputy minister of constitutional affairs. Presidential Media Director Janadasa Peiris who entered Parliament through the National List has resigned enabling the appointment of former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake to Parliament. Ms. Mary Lucida is to resign and pave the way for her husband Mervyn Silva who had earlier been promised a seat by President Kumaratunga. Acceeding to the request of Mr. Ratwatte would cause problems in appointing a deputy minister for the subject of constitutional affairs. Also the appointment of Mr. Ratwatte would would go beyond the limit of 35 members who could be appointed to the Cabinet. Under the JVP - SLFP MoU the Cabinet should be limited to 35 members. Meanwhile Mr. Janadasa Peiris who resigned as MP was appointed chairman of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon while Mr. M.M Zuhair, another National List member who has not been appointed to Parliament is to be appointed Chairman of the Rupavahini Corporation replacing Mr. Harim Peiris. |
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