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House to move joint resolution to remove SLC office-bearers today
By Saman Indrajith
Party Leaders yesterday (8) decided to move a joint resolution in Parliament today to remove the SLC office-bearers.
Parliament said the resolution will be debated and a vote taken on it.
The Opposition requested that a resolution be moved to remove the SLC office-bearers with the support of all 225 MPs.
Earlier in the day Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe told Parliament that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had been misled by his close associates with regard to the prevailing crisis in cricket.
Making a special statement in Parliament, Minister Ranasinghe said he did not agree with the court order that had suspended the Gazette, which announced the appointment of an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket. He accused the Attorney General of having acted in such a way as to protect corrupt Cricket officials instead of defending the Ministry.
Alleging that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had been misled by some of his close associates, the Minister urged the President to choose which side he was on––Roshan Ranasinghe or Shammi Silva.
Opposition and SJB Leader MP Sajith Premadasa proposed that the Parliament adopt a motion to send SLC office-bearers home.
Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella called on the Minister of Sports to go before the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s interim order at issue.
A special party leaders’ meeting was convened at the Speaker’s office at 1.30 pm yesterday to make a collective decision regarding Sri Lanka Cricket and it was decided that the matter would be referred to the House today, enabling all MPs to express their views on the motion moved by the Opposition Leader.
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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