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JVP defends CC after MS & MR’s criticism

JVP defends CC after MS & MR’s criticism

The JVP has defended the decisions taken by the Constitutional Council and accused the President and Mahinda Rajapaksa of levelling allegations at the Council in a bid to gain political mileage.

Member of the Constitutional Council MP Bimal Rathnayake said those who were unable to appoint political allies to independent bodies are levelling allegations against the Constitutional Council.

Aththa…

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Parliament Dissolution : SC verdict saved country from international trap: Bimal

Parliament Dissolution : SC verdict saved country from international trap: Bimal

JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake said yesterday the verdict of the Supreme Court on the dissolution of parliament should be made available to MPs and the people in all three languages and said the SC verdict had rescued the country from an impending international trap.

He told Parliament that the SC verdict had sent a clear signal to the international community that our judicial system was independent.

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JVP to discuss stance on Vote on Account

JVP to discuss stance on Vote on Account

A special meeting of the JVP parliamentary group is due to take place today in order to decide on their stance on whether or not they will vote in favour of the Vote on Account.

Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayake said the party’s stance will be declared following the conclusion of the meeting.

The Parliamentarian meanwhile charged that the party has not received any documents pertaining to the vote…

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JVP will not join UNP’s alliance - Bimal

JVP will not join UNP’s alliance – Bimal

The JVP says even if the UNP were to form a broad political force, the JVP will never join or engage in politics with the UNP or Mahinda Rajapaksa under any circumstance.

Responding to a charge levelled by Parliamentarian Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene whilst speaking at a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna media briefing held yesterday, JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayake denied the SLPP MP’s claims that…

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‘Prove majority through a Confidence Motion’

‘Prove majority through a Confidence Motion’

The JVP has challenged the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction to pass a Confidence Motion in Parliament in support of the present administration.

Parliamentarian Bimal Rathnayake said if Mahinda Rajapaksa is hesitant to face a No-Confidence Motion, he should at least present a resolution in support of his purported government.

An adjournment debate was held in parliament yesterday pertaining to…

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පට්ටිය පාළනය කරගන්න මහ හරකට බැරිවුණා

පට්ටිය පාළනය කරගන්න මහ හරකට බැරිවුණා

අද දිනයේ ද නව අගමැති සහ ආණ්ඩුවට එරෙහිව පාර්ළිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කළ විශ්වාසභංගය යෝජනාව වැඩි ඡන්දයෙන් සම්මත් වූ බව ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ පවනසනවා.

ඒ අනුව ඉදිරි තීරණ ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් ගනු ඇති බවට තම පක්ෂය විශ්වාස කරන බවයි ඔවුන් පැවසන්නේ. අද පාර්ලිමේන්තු සංකීර්ණයේදී පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකට එක් වෙමින් ඔවුන් මේ බව පැවසුවා.

මෙම මාධ්‍ය හමුව සඳහා අද ගැටුම්කාරී අවස්ථාවේ කළහකාරී පිරිසගේ ප්‍රහාරයට ලක්වූ ජනාත…

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President failed to keep his promise: JVP

President failed to keep his promise: JVP

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today said President Maithripala Sirisena had failed to keep his promise to control his MPs.

JVP MP Vijitha Herath, who came under a chilli powder attack, told the Hindu that the President yesterday promised to control his group.

“He violated that promised today. He asked us to amend the motion which we did but his group behaved like beasts,” he said.

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JVP tells the President to respect the Constitution

JVP tells the President to respect the Constitution

The JVP says the present political crisis can only be addressed if the President resorts to future measures in accordance to the country’s law and the Constitution.

JVP Parliamentarian Bimal Ratnayake said the country is presently in a state of destitution due to the present instability.

The MP therefore said the only solution to this crisis is for the President to promptly provide solutions.

He…

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