Speaker Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament yesterday that he is yet to be informed of the decision of the Court of Appel ruling pertaining to the parliamentary seat of Galle district MP Geetha Kumarasinghe.
The Speaker said that he had not yet been appraised by the court of its determination and once that reaches him, a decision would be made regarding on the follow up action.
The Speaker’s remarks came after UNP MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha noted that MP Geetha Kumarasinghe was present in the House despite the court ruling.
Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that Kumarasinghe was disqualified to be a Member of Parliament as she holds dual citizenship.
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Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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