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Mayors can’t raise police units – Govt.
By Saman Indrajith
Chief Governm-ent Whip Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday told Parliament that the government would not allow any Mayor to set up special units to do police work.
Responding to queries by Opposition MPs over the arrest of the Jaffna Mayor, Minister Fernando said the government would take legal action against him.
Tamil National People’s Front MP, Gajendra Kumar Ponnambalam said it was absurd to arrest the Jaffna Mayor, accusing him of attempting to revive the LTTE.
“I am not a fan of the Jaffna Mayor. However, this is a deliberate attempt by the government to mislead the people into thinking that the Mayor was trying to resurrect the police force of the LTTE. It is preposterous. Municipal Councils, including the Colombo Municipal Council, have created various sections for different purposes such as issuing parking tickets,” he said.
TNA MPs Charles Nirmalanathan and Shanakiyan Rasamanickam also condemned the government for the arrest of the Jaffna Mayor.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance Plan Implementation and Economic Development to appoint Ms. R. P. H. Fernando, a Special Grade officer in Inland Revenue Service, currently serving as a Deputy Commissioner General in the Department of Inland Revenue to the post of the Commissioner General of Inland Revenue.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Labour to appoint Ms. H. M. D. N. K.Wataliyadde who is a special class officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service attached to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments at present to the post of Commissioner General of Labour
which is vacant by
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integrity to publish the Anti Corruption (Assets and Liabilities Statements) Orders 2025 prepared as per provisions of Anti Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 in the gazette notification and, forward those orders to the Parliament afterwards.
Ms. R. P. H. Fernando, appointed Ccmmissioner General of Inland Revenue
Ms. H. M. D. N. K.Wataliyadde appointed Commissioner General of Labour
Anti Corruption (Assets and Liabilities Statements) Orders 2025 to be Gazetted
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