A senior member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has sought a court order to disqualify Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala from Parliament.
The petition has been filed by the Administrative Secretary of the SLPP on the grounds that Minister Wijepala is serving as a MP while holding a government position as the President’s Chief of Staff.
The petition has been filed in the Court of Appeal.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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