Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa's office issuing a statement regarding the scheduled meeting with the JVP, said that as the Leader of the Opposition it was Mr Rajapaksa's duty to meet with any party in the Opposition.
The statement drafted by media secretary Rohan Welivita noted that MPs Dinesh Gunawardena and Dullas Alahapperuma would participate at the meetings with the JVP.
Further it added that the meeting came at the request of the JVP and that should the TNA request for a meeting as well Mr Rajapksa would do the same.
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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