PSC members not bound to appear before Appeal Court – Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said that the
Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) members are not bound to appear
before the Appeal Court in response to the notice issued on them on
Friday nor will there be any necessity for the Speaker to communicate
this information to the Court. “Under Section 9 of the Parliamentary
Privileges Act (PPA), proceedings of Parliament or its committees cannot
be influenced or obstructed by any third party,”
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Discredit President for everything:
New UNP strategy to capture power
It is only by holding President Mahinda Rajapaksa
responsible for all that happens in the country that this Government
could be defeated, said UNP MP, Joseph Michael Perera at the 45th
Anniversary of the UNP affiliated Government Press Trade Union
Federation held at Sirikotha last week. Explaining in detail the new
strategy to discredit the government the UNP veteran reiterated the need
to hold the President responsible for all that happens in the country.
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Blaming President for each and everything:
Joseph Michael’s strategy to bring UNP back to power
It appears that the festive season has given a short
break to most of the politicians from their day-to-day busy schedules.
Making the best of the season is the leader of the Opposition, Ranil
Wickremesinghe who embarked on a tour of Europe. Accompanied by his wife
Maithree Wickremesinghe, an eminent university lecturer by profession,
he is expected to tour several countries in Europe, including the
Vatican.
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Uphold Constitution, come what may – Minister Keheliya Rambukwella
Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya
Rambukwella said the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake is being viewed from different perspectives. The Minister
in an interview with the Sunday Observer said when one looks at the
behaviour of certain people right from the beginning of the impeachment
motion, it is evident that such behaviour has never been seen before.
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