Former Chief Minister of the North Central Province Berty Premalal Dissanayake has requested for leave and will not be participating in the vote to be taken up today in the council for the Divineguma bill.

The Chairman of the council had informed members that the former Chief Minister had requested for leave from the council today.

The vote is to be taken at 6 PM today.(Yohan Perera &Hafeel Farisz)