extra ordinary Gazette Notification to announce the resignation of Former Western Provincial Governor Azath Sally and Eastern Province Governor A.L.A.M. Hisbulla from their posts .
The Gazette Nitification was signed by President's Secretary Udaya Seneviratne .
Fernando and Inspector General Of Police (IGP)Pujith Jayasundara are scheduled to be appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing Easter Sunday bombings this Thursday (06)to give an evidence over the incident.
Former Defense Secretary HemasirI Fernando had tendered his resignation accordance to President Maithripala Sirisena's advise and President Had send IGP Jayasundara on compulsory leave as he refused to step down taking responsibility of not preventing the Easter Sunday attacks .
Former Deputy Inspector General Of Police In charge of Terrorism Investigations Division (TID) Nalaka Silva has today (04)revealed if he was not arrested over false charges last year (2018) he was scheduled to arrest the National Thowheeth Jamaath Organization leader Mohommad Zahran Hashim who was the chief suspect of Easter Sunday bombings .
He has revealed this by giving an evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to probe on Easter Sunday attacks .He had obtained a court warrant to arrest Mohommad Zahran in 2018 .
Former DIG Who had arrived before the committee from a Wheel chair due to an illness has stated that he had planned to arrest Mohommad Zahran Hashim last year as he knew Zahran will someday become a troublemaker to the country.
If his plan had been implemented the Easter Sunday bombings could have been avoided or minimised Former DIG Nalaka Silva had stressed .
Former DIG Nalaka Silva had been arrested and remanded over a VIP Assasination attempt which is still not being proved .
thst he had no problem to hand over the state Minister post of Law and Order and Cabinet Minister post of Media to the governing United National Party (UNP)during a special meeting held with Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasimghe at President's Office in Colombo last night (03) according to reports .
Both Ministerial Portfolios are being currently hold by the president and an earlier occasions he had refused to hand over law and order Minsterial post to United National Party MP FieldMarshal Sarath Fonseka although requested by many .
Former Colombo Mayor A.J.M Muzammil had been appointed as the new Governor of Western Province by the President Maithripala Sirisena today (04).The new Governor who had been appointed to the position after the previous governor Azath Sally tendered his resignation yesterday ,had taken his appointment from the president at President's House in Colombo this morning (04).
New Governor Muzammil was held the post of chairman of Central Enviornment Authority until yesterday (03).He has been elected as the Mayor of Colombo after contesting the Colombo Municipal council election under the United National Party ticket .
However no one appointed to fill the Eastern Provincial Governor post vacant due to the Resignation of former Governor A.L.A.M Hisbulla yesterday .
Although All Muslim Ministers in the government who had resigned from their Portfolios yesterday (03)revealed that they will be seated in the backbench of the government side ,All of them had seen seated in their regular seats in front during today's(04) Parliamentary sessions it has been reported .
When the Joint Opposorion MP Keheliya Rambukwella of United Pepoles Freedom Alliance (UPFA)had questioned on this House leader Lakshman Kiriella has responded that it is due to they are Party leaders.
However only few Muslim Ministers who had resigned from their Portfolios yesterday are party leaders including Rishad Baduideen and Rauf Hakeem.
Meanwhile parliamentary sources revealed that after Presidential Secretariet informs officially that these Muslim Ministers have resigned from their posts ,They will be allocated with seats accordingly .
extra ordinary Gazette Notification to announce the resignation of Former Western Provincial Governor Azath Sally and Eastern Province Governor A.L.A.M. Hisbulla from their posts .
