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Sajith alleges international conspiracy to ban cricket here
There was an international conspiracy to ban cricket in Sri Lanka, Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament on Friday.
“All MPs agreed that high officials of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) must go home. This is a symbolic gesture. We must take concrete steps to send this group of crooks home. What is the process of electing these crooks? Why are there so many sports clubs with voting rights? Most of these clubs are not functional. What can the Minister of Sports do about these fake clubs?” Premadasa asked.
The Opposition leader said that some SLC members have held a gathering on Thursday night, following the Parliament resolution and had declared that they will ban Sri Lankan cricket, using the influence of Jay Shah, the Secretary of BCCI and he was on Saturday elected as the President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
“What is our solution to this?” he asked.
Meanwhile, National People’s Power (NPP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the crisis in SLC is not new. The COPE has done an audit on SLC when NPP’s Sunil Handunnetti was COPE Chairman, he said.
“What we need to do is implement the recommendations of the COPE report.”
Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said the solution to the crisis in cricket is a forensic audit of the SLC between 2018 and 2023. He also said that unless there is a betrayal by Sri Lankans the ICC will not ban cricket in Sri Lanka.
“If ICC bans cricket for whatever reason, there is a solution. We can get Arjuna Ranatunga to fix the problem in six or eight months. Then we will go for an election under a new Act. On Monday I will go before the court of appeal and I hope justice will prevail. Or I will go to the Supreme Court. The SLC money is powerful. I will dissolve fake clubs,” he said.
Four persons including a Budhist monk died and 32 others were injured when two SLTB buses collided head on at Weerawila at arond 12 noon today (18).
Three of the deceased were women. 22 of the injured were admitted to the Hambanthota Hospital while 10 others have been admitted to the Debarawewa hospital.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) ship OONAMI which arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill and replenishment visit on 09 Mar 26 departed on 11 March.
The departing ship was given a formal farewell from the Sri Lanka Navy, in keeping with naval traditions at the Port of Colombo.
The 150.5m long JMSDF OONAMI is commanded by Commander IIO Hiromasa.
During the stay in the island, crew members of the ship explored some tourist attractions in Colombo. The itinerary also included a coastal clean-up drive participated by naval personnel of both countries and engagements with the Sri Lanka Navy, designed to strengthen the bonds of friendship and cooperation.
The Central Cultural Fund established under the provisions of the Central Cultural Fund Act No. 57 of 1980 is responsible for development of cultural and religious monuments in Sri Lanka, settling the expenditure borne for development, renovation and conservation of local and foreign cultural monuments, awarding financial donations for artisans as well as awarding those who served the nation in the fields of culture and religious sectors.
The said act has been passed in Parliament 45 years back and, the requirement to revise the provisions of the act according to the contemporary requirements haa been recognized.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted their policy
approval to amend the said act, considering the resolution furnished by the Minister of Buddhasashana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.
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