Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has condemned the recent remarks made by former Eastern Governor M L A M Hizbullah regarding the Muslim community very recently.
Mr. Hizbullah had stated that the Muslim community must not succumb to pressure by being a minority in the country, since the Islamic faith is widely practiced on a global scale.
Addressing a meeting with civic groups today (Jun 11), the Prime Minister emphasised that extremist remarks must be stopped immediately since such statements could have detrimental consequences.
The Batticaloa Campus known to be the brainchild of the former Eastern Governor too would be accquired by the government, Mr. Wickremesinghe said during the meeting.
During the discussion, the Prime Minister noted that the ministerial cabinet had sought to bar the media from covering sittings while intelligence officers were giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday attacks.
However, he added that the cabinet does not have power to intervene into the matters of the PSC since it was appointed and approved by the Parliament and the independence of the legislature must therefore be ensured.
The Prime Minister had further noted that instructions have been issued to release the innocent Muslims who do not have links to extremist activities from remand custody.
Ven. Dambara Amila Thera, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, Saman Rathnapriya, Dr. P. Saravanamuttu, Dr. Jehan Perera, and Prof. Chandraguptha Thenuwara were among those who attended the meeting.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
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.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval to change the wording “exceeding six years” in paragraph (b) of Article 83 of the Constitution to “exceeding five years” with reference to the President’s tenure.
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