Ven. Gnanasara Thera to head Presidential Task Force for ’’One Country, One Law’’ concept

27 October 2021 07:42 am

An extraordinary gazette notification was issued by the President forming a Presidential Task Force for One Country, One Law chaired by Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera.

The gazette notification (2251/30) was issued yesterday by virtue of the powers vested in the President.

13 members including Ven. Gnanasara Thera, Prof. Dayananda Banda Esquire, Prof. Shanthinandana Wijesinghe, Prof. Sumedha Siriwardana, N.G. Sujeewa Panditharathna, Iresh Senevirathne, Attorney at Law Sanjaya Marambe, Attorney at Law Eranda Navarathna, Pani Wewala, Moulavi Mohomad of Ulama Council, Galle, Mohomad Inthikab Lecturer, Kaleel Rahuman and Azeez Nizardeen were appinted as the members of the Task Force.

The President appointed Ven. Gnanasara Thera as the Chairman of the aforesaid Task Force and President's Senior Assistant Secretary Jeevanthie Senanayake as the Secretary of the said Task Force.

The President authorizes the Presidential Task Force to make such inquiries and issue such instructions as required for the purpose of executing the tasks so entrusted.

Furthermore, the President directed the Task Force members to submit reports to him at least once a month and submit the final report on or before February 28, 2022. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)