Parliament to be dissolved after April 23

Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe said at a United National Party rally in Kandy, said that the Government will dissolve Parliament after April 23 and elections will be held in June. He told party supporters that the party must ensure victory and be ready to form a national government with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

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Income re-distributed among people – Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake

A cross section of the Government and Opposition Parliamentarians interviewed by the Sunday Observer described the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake as people- friendly and easing the burden of the high cost of living with concessions on a number of essential food items.

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Huge disparity in income distribution:

Vicious social system, root cause of problems - MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake

JVP Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that during the Presidential Election campaign, President Maithripala Sirisena presented some proposals to strengthen the country's democratic process.

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