Chairman of the Talawakele-Lindula Urban Council Ashoka Sepala and nine other councillors joined the United National Party (UNP) yesterday (Mar 12).
Mr. Sepala had contested as an independent candidate at the last local government polls as he failed to receive nomination via the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
The councillors received their memberships from UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe flanked by Minister Navin Dissanayake at the occasion.
Accordingly, the UNP now holds the majority of seats in the Talawakele-Lindula Urban Council.
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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