The first political rally of the Joint Opposition under the theme 'Ivasuwa Athi' will be held on March 08 at 3 pm in Kandy under the patronage of Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, Parliamentarian Dallas Alahapperuma said.
He added that this rally would be attended by all opposition Parliamentarians, and by both former and present opposition provincial councillors.
"A total of 10 rallies are expected to be held under this theme across the country" MP Alahapperuma remarked adding that the motive of these rallies would be to garner a huge number of supporters in order to face the upcoming Presidential Elections on December 07.
A protest march would also be organised from Kataragama to Colombo to mark the conclusion of all 10 rallies.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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