Ranjan loses Parliamentary seat

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Secretary General of Parliament has informed Chairman of the Elections Commission that MP Ranjan Ramanayake ceased to be a member of Parliament in terms of the provisions of the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane informed Parliament today.

“After consideration of legal opinion and provisions of the Constitution, the Secretary General of Parliament in terms of the Parliamentary Elections Act has informed Chairman of the Elections Commission of the vacancy which occurred in the membership of the 9th Parliament due to the fact that Ranjan Ramanayake ceased to be a member of Parliament in terms of the Article 66 D of the Constitution,” he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

So Speaker @ParliamentLK announce that the seat of @RamanayakeR has fallen vacant and that Sec Gen has informed Elections Commission to take appropriate action. #SriLanka law needs to change; 4 years incarceration for ‘contempt of court’ when in most countries doesn’t even exist. pic.twitter.com/6jhq5mExEJ
— Harsha de Silva (@HarshadeSilvaMP) April 7, 2021

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Comments - 11

RoaringCreek Wednesday, 07 April 2021 10:27 AM

This is the best news for this year. This man is not suitable to be in the legislature. He waste a lot of parliament time (tax payers money) talking absolute bull. Nice and Sayonara.

rohan Wednesday, 07 April 2021 10:40 AM

So the others in paliament is better than him?

Srilankan Wednesday, 07 April 2021 10:59 AM

Ranjan at times talks nonsense but he is a genuine guy. Murderers enter parliament and the genuine guys get kicked out.

Joshua Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:00 AM

So convicted killers are exempt from loosing parliament seat but not for a person who spoke out. Hail Lanka.

Sunil Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:19 AM

What ever means, country gradually entering a dark era.... count down.

Minister of Crabs Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:33 AM

Parliament Jokes III

Gayan Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:50 AM

Sumanthiran is responsible for the blunder in the case. He had his own/TNA agenda.

Anthony. R Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:54 AM

This should go down as a Sad Day in Legislature. For fearlessly speaking the truth? Isn't Justice Denied? One Country? ??Law.

Joseph Wednesday, 07 April 2021 12:26 PM

Ohhh what a joke the man on death penalty can come to parliament but not ranja. Justice at it's best

Ranaweera Wednesday, 07 April 2021 04:30 PM

This was requested by Sajith.

Eliston Wednesday, 07 April 2021 04:46 PM

This is a political vendetta against those who have a backbone to question this governments actions.

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