Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake’s entry to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has sparked off a fresh dispute in the party with sections opposing his entry.
The Chairman of the SJB, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka himself has expressed displeasure with several others joining in.
This was the second incident where there has been displeasure over the new entries to the party.
Earlier the decision to allow former SLPP member Nalaka Godahewa also caused displeasure among some of the members.
Field Marshal Fonseka told reporters today that he was surprised that General Ratnayake opted to join the party adding that he was also linked to the court martial case against him.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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