The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will meet Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today (March 6) to discuss the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution which leads to the abolition of the Executive Presidency.
By Sandun Jayawaradana
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) will meet Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today (6) to discuss the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution which leads to the abolition of the Executive Presidency.
The meeting between Mr Rajapaksa and JVP representatives has been scheduled for 4.00pm.
The Opposition Leader's office clarified that the meeting is taking place at the request of the JVP and that as Leader of the Opposition, Mr Rajapaksa had a responsibility to meet with any group from the opposition if they request a meeting to discuss important matters.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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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