Opposition Parties Have Decided To Bring A No Confidence Motion Against The Finanace Minister

Ravi Karunanayake

The former Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said today(21) that the opposition has decided to bring a no confidence motion against the finance minister Ravi Karunanayake .

Meanwhile Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has  said today that he will accept the no confidence motion challenge   and expecting the opposition  to table the no confidence motion  as soon as possible. 

Tense Situation Has Postponed The Parliamentary Debate On 19th Amendment

Sri Lankan Parliament 

Due to the tense situation occurred at the Parliament during last two days regarding the bribery allegations leveled against the former President ,the 19th Amendment Draft Bill which was scheduled to be taken in to debate today(21) has been postponed until next Monday(27) the leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella has announced.The Draft Bill is scheduled to be presented to the Parliament on next Monday he has further added.

Meanwhile after 113 opposition MP's have signed and handed over a letter to the President Maithrpala Sirisena to protest the bribery commission's decision to summon former president Rajapakshe at the commission ,President Sirisena has arrived to the Parliament today and discussed the matter with party leaders it has been revealed.

The opposition leader MP Nimal Siripala De Silva has urged the government to  remove director general of the Bribery Commission who caused the tense situation at parliament.

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Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe Has Arrived In Sri Lanka To Answer Bribery Allegations

The Former Minister of Economic Development and younger brother of the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has arrived in Sri Lanka this noon from USA via Dubai to give a statement to the Bribery Commission  regarding the bribery allegations leveled against him at the commission.The Bribery Commission had earlier made a request to him to appear before the commission to answer the allegations.

The Former Minister who was also the former National Organizer of the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party has been  sacked from his post soon after the former president has lost thPresidential Elections.Soon after the results of the Presidential Elections  have announced on 09th of January this year Basil Rajapakshe had left  for USA with his wife through
 VIP Lounge at the Katunayake Air Port it has been revealed.

Bribery Commission Officials To Visit Former President Rajapakshe To Record A Statement -Justice Minister

Justice Minister

Amidst demonstrations of a group of Parliamentarians inside the Parliament House ,the Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe has announced today (21) at  Parliament that the Bribery Commission will not summon the  former President Mahinda Rajapakshe to the commission as earlier planned and instead of that the officials of the Bribery Commission will visit him and record a statement regarding the bribery allegations leveled against him .

Due to the heated words exchanged between government and opposition MP'S Speaker Chamal Rajapakshe had adjourned the sessions twice in the morning and evening for 15 minutes and 30 minutes respectively.

Meanwhile the a group of Opposition United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) Parliamentarians have staged their demonstration inside the parliament today as well while another group provincial councilors and supporters of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe had staged a protest near the Parliamentary Junction despite the court has banned conducting protest campaigns at the junction.

The Police have obtained a court order from the Kaduwela Magistrate Court to prevent holding such protest campaigns in front of the Parliamentary Junction.The court order has been read out to the protesters gathered at the junction  by the police officers .However the group of protesters have stayed there and shouted slogans against the bribery commission's decision to summon former president to the commission.

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State Owned Sathosa Limited Has Earned Record breaking Profit During This New Year Season

The state owned Lanka Sathosa Limited has earned Rs.2.3 billion as the profit by selling consumer commodities during the Sinhala And Tamil New Year Season from 01st of April to 13th of April 2015 according to the Sathosa Chairman Kiran Atapattu."The profit earnings of Sathosa during  this new year season had increased by Rs.300 million when compared to the profit earnings of the same period last year Mr.Atapattu has said.

Lanka Sathosa has been established as a marketing chain throughout the island  to provide good quality  essential commodities to the consumers for reasonable prices.