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Charges warrant dismissal:
PSC finds Chief Justice guilty
The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) having
examined the verbal and written evidence against Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake has found her guilty of charges 1, 4 and 5. The PSC does
not find her guilty of charges 2 and 3 due to lack of sufficient
evidence. The committee has further decided that in view of the very
grave nature of the charges. 1, 4 and 5 it will be a futile exercise to
seek evidence to convict her on charges 2 and 3.
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Budget 2013 passed with majority of 101 votes
Budget 2013 was passed in Parliament yesterday with
a majority of 101 votes. The Appropriation Bill 2013 received 158 votes
in favour and 57 against it. The UNP, TNA and DNA members voted against
the bill. When the debate of the third reading stage was concluded ,
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TNA to hold fresh talks soon
The Tamil National Alliance TNA will hold fresh
talks soon with the Government heeding President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s
request to return to the negotiating table. Parliamentarian M.A.
Sumanthiran told the Sunday Observer that they would take part in
discussions with the Government. At tea, during the Budget speech, the
President called upon them to return to the negotiating table to sort
out important issues,
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University of politics
Impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice:
Opposition and NGO activists get new lease of life
The President said he had the utmost respect for the
Judiciary. He said today, with the dawn of peace, anyone had the freedom
to express their opinions and move about anywhere freely. However this
was not the case sometime back. The President was speaking to a
gathering which included ministers, MPs, businessmen, artistes and the
public in Welipenna in the Southern Expressway, after opening the newly
built rest area.
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Sri Lanka always upheld Rule of Law - Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne
Politics or any other discrimination should not be
brought in giving electricity to any village or house. It is a right to
be enjoyed by everybody. That is why President Mahinda Rajapaksa has
said that every citizen of this country should enjoy the facility of
electricity which should be provided by the Ceylon Electricity Board,
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