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SJB will oppose sacking of PUCSL chairman
The main Opposition SJB announced on Friday that they would vote against the government’s plans to remove Janaka Ratnayake, the chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) from that body.
The parliamentary debate on the subject is scheduled to be held on May 24 (Wednesday) from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm, Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella said on Friday.
Addressing a press conference held at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, Kiriella said the SLPP has announced their readiness to vote in favor of the proposal presented to parliament to remove Ratnayake from serving as a member of the PUCSL.
SLPP General Secretary MP Sagara Kariyawasam said on Thursday that SLPP does not condone in any way the conduct of the Chairman of the PUCSL and his party would
support the motion to remove Ratnayake from the post.Kiriella said that the main opposition group would stand up for Ratnayake, as he stood against the attempts to increase the electricity tariff.The motion to remove Ratnayake was similar to the one that had been placed before parliament for sacking former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.
“The entire world abhorred that. Similarly this move too will be opposed by the people because Ratnayake stood for the rights of the general public,” Kririella said.
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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