Posted on March 10th, 2021
By Rohana R. Wasala
Sri
Lankan Catholics, led by His Eminence Malcom Cardinal Ranjith, Bishop of
Colombo, marked Black Sunday on March 7, with the participation of
representatives from Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Muslim religious
communities, demanding justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday suicide
bomb attacks carried out by local Islamist Jihadists two years ago. The
Archbishop threatened further activism including asking for international help
unless there emerge sure signs before April 21 that the real masterminds behind
the horrendous crime are clearly identified and duly punished so that no
repetition of the like will occur in the future. The event was immediately
Speaker postpones Motion for Leave of Absence for Ranjan dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Saman Indrajith
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena turned down an attempt by Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa to move a motion seeking parliamentary approval for leave of absence for Ratnapura District SJB MP Ranjan Ramanayake serving a prison sentence after being convicted by the Supreme Court.
Opposition Leader Premadasa accused the Speaker of being biased and said that the latter had rejected the orders of the authorities to bring Ranjan Ramanayake to Parliament.
He said that it was not clear why the Speaker had not allowed Ramanayake to attend Parliament.
Opposition Leader Premadasa said the Speaker’s actions were against Parliament traditions and accused him of turning a blind eye to the issue, despite the Court instructing Parliament to refrain from taking any action with regard to MP Ramanayake’s Parliament seat.
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Colombo (News 1st); The Anti-Government movement cannot be stopped by simply taking away the civic rights of JVP members, warned Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna General Secretary Tilvin Silva.
‘If anyone in the JVP had committed fraud and theft, file a case against them. We are ready to face those cases. But they are not filing cases because the JVP members are not criminals,” said Tilvin Silva.
He said as the government cannot file cases against JVP members, it is trying to take away the civic rights of JVP members by appointing ad-hoc commissions.
The JVP does not fear the government and the government is wrong to think they can stop the JVP by taking away the civic rights of JVP members, Silva further said.
Easter Sunday attacks have become a political slogan dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.