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Ranil commended for taking up challenge
Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA
Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies, Manjula Gajanayaka, has called upon all members of Parliament to set aside petty differences and actively contribute towards reviving the nation’s economy.Gajanayake said that reviving the economy should take precedence over everything else. He commended Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for taking up the challenge and said that he hoped the likes of Harsha de Silva, Eran Wickremerathne, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, M A Sumanthiran, Mano Ganeshan, Wijedasa Rajapaksa, Dullas Alahapperuma, M U M Ali Sabry PC and Kanchana Wijesekera would accept positions in the new Cabinet.
He said that the main demand of the protesters at Galle Face was for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa; the issue should be addressed at the same time and suggested that steps should be taken to abolish the Executive Presidency and introduce the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.Gajanayaka said that it was imperative that action be initiated to recover the money which had been stolen from the country.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished bys the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs to extend Visas of those unable to leave Sri Lanka due to the
cancellation of flights to the Middle East from 28.02.2026 for another 14 days without any payments and re-extend the extended Visas for another 14 days without payments if the flights cancellations continue.
Taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint Sunil Galagama, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, as the District Secretary to Badulla Administrative District with immediate effect.
The Cabinet of Ministers, taking into consideration the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Council, and Local Government, have decided to appoint Anupama Mangala Wickramaarachchi, a special grade officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is serving as the Additional Commissioner General of Agrarian Development of the Department of the Agrarian Development at present, as the District Secretary , Ampara Administrative district with immediate effect.
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