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Issuance of official passport to Diana: Oshala now targets Immigration and Emigration Controller
Civil society activist Oshala Herath yesterday (28) lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seeking an investigation into the issuance of an official passport, bearing the number D5659363, to UK citizen Diana Gamage.
Referring to the Supreme Court unseating Gamage from Parliament over her citizenship issue, Herath has asked the CID to probe how Immigration and Emigration Controller General Harsha Illukpitiya issued the passport knowing very well Diana Gamage’s citizenship status.
Pointing out that Illukpitiya had, on 12 Sept., 2022, issued a passport, bearing the number D5659363 to Gamage although his predecessor Sarath Rupesinghe had refused to issue her with a passport as she was not a Sri Lankan citizen. Herath said that an in-depth investigation carried out by the CID, following a complaint lodged by him on Nov 02, 2020, too, had revealed Diana Gamage’s real status.
Claiming that her passport had been handed over to the Immigration and Emigration Controller on 18 May, 2024, Herath said that the former State Minister had been allowed to stay without proper approval.
He said that the former lawmaker should be dealt with according to the law.
The CIABOC, too, had asked the CID to inquire into the matter following an intervention made by him, Herath added.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
Discussions between Sri Lankan and Indian delegations at the presidential secretariat
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