A rally would be held in Kurunegala in support of United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Minister Sajith Premadasa today (Sept 5).
State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe who has organised the event, said that the rally would commence at 2:30 pm.
He added that the party leadership has not issued instructions to cancel the rally.
Accordingly, Mr. Abeysinghe pointed out that Minister Premadasa and 24 other parliamentarians would take part in the rally despite many UNPers having to attend Parliament today.
Several rallies have been organised in support of the UNP Deputy Leader in a bid to nominate him as the presidential candidate of the party.
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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