Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called a meeting with all former members of the Parliament on Monday at 10.00am at Temple Trees to discuss the current prevailing situation in the country amidst Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Prime Minister’s Office said.
The meeting has been convened after Opposition parties called for the re-convening of the old Parliament immediately as general elections are postponed by Election Commission due to COVID-19 situation in the country.
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.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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