Former SJB chairman Sarath Fonseka has placed a deposit to contest as an independent candidate after being denied by the party the opportunity to run for the presidency, said the party’s media spokesman S.M. Marikkar.
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for an end to political crossovers for privileges, money and ministerial positions.
A group of Tamil journalists from the north was denied the opportunity to handover a letter to president Ranil Wickremesinghe that calls for justice for their slain colleagues.
The appointment of a SJB national list MP to fill the vacancy created by Harin Fernando has been deferred until the conclusion of the presidential polls, party sources said.
Wijayamuni Soyza, who was the SJB’s electoral organizer for Katana, has decided to join the UNP.
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles requested the people to apply for passports only if they are urgent and advised those who can wait to delay their applications till October, when new e-passports that meet international standards will be available.
The URF will announce its decision with regard to the presidential polls tomorrow (11), said a its leader Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Eight state ministers from the SLPP are planning to step down, lankadeepa.lk reports quoting reliable sources.
Sri Lanka will be in a worse situation than Bangladesh if the executive and the legislature refuse to accept the Supreme Court ruling with regard to the police chief, warned president’s counsel Upul Jayasuriya.
