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SJB seeks info on GR under RTI law
The SJB has, in terms of Section 3(1) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act No 12 of 2016, sought information regarding facilities provided to ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.Former Colombo District MP and SJB’s mayoral candidate for CMC Mujibur Rahuman told The Island that he had made the request iin writing to the Information Officer at the Presidential Secretariat.
Rahuman said that the country was in such a desperate situation that the incumbent government should review facilities provided to all former Presidents.On behalf of the SJB, Rahuman has sought answers to the following questions: (1) Did the government provide an official residence to Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he quit the presidency in July last year?
(2) What is the address of that residence? (3) What is the monthly expenditure incurred for the maintenance of that residence (4) what is the total amount spent on the former President so far (5) If an official residence hadn’t been provided so far, would it be made available soon? (6) What is the strength of the ex- President’s staff ? (7) What is the total cost of their salaries and other payments?
(8) What is the strength of his security contingent? (9) What was the service the former President’s security contingent is attached to? (10) What is the total number of vehicles allocated to the former
President and their types? And (11) Has the ex-president been granted any other facilities and what was the total cost? (SF)
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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