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Gen. Fonseka Loses Parliamentary Seat

Gen. Fonseka Loses Parliamentary Seat

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Estd. 1904  Your Partner in Motoring Vol. 29 No. 276 Friday 8th October, 2010, 44 pages Rs. 20 Registered in as a Newspaper - City Edition   Universities in Sri Lanka IMF says economy to Mountain No faith motion and International grow 7% this year motivated by 10 barriers 11 Standards FINANCIAL REVIEW Page malice, jealousy - GL puff: 9 Last Page 8- oking s 2010: Sm h Game dies nwealt chimp External Affairs Minister Prof. G. ed labourer Page 15 andoned ses L. Peiris said that the motion against Bride los wedding him was motivated by malice and jeal- rwear No confidence motion against GL defeated by 107 votes unde ase pictures c ousy. He said that a no-confidence motion th, 2010 ay October 8 Several UNP MPs, too, skip vote rid ! F ! SLMC backs Govt., TNA & DNA absent ian was a serious business in parliamen- Ethiop tary tradition. Such a opposition !John A on free govt air tickets motion should be based skipped the vote. well as the reputation of the on facts and must be er freed BY SAMAN INDRAJITH lead The government yester- External Affairs Minister. founded on strong after she A no-faith motion moved by the day strongly defended the Presenting the no-confi- issues pertaining to the ested a Opposition against External Affairs conduct of External dence motion, Chief interests of the country, requ Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris was defeated in Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Opposition Whip John he said. Parliament yesterday by a majority of 107 Peiris with Ministers Amaratunga said that it “I knew that this votes. The motion received 32 votes in motion lacks such icials on , S. B. wasn’t a personal attack on opian off top thi leased a esday re d Wedn r who ha ingredients and there- on leade favour and 139 against. While the SLMC GL Eoppositi rison Dissanayake and John the External Affairs Minister but directed p to life in entenced he had been s ent said s governm t and voted with the government, TNA and DNA fore wanted to expedite after the greemen pardon a . Seneviratne alleging that the motion was at the government olated a late 2008 vi to jail in her back the debate. This motion would go into sent MPs abstained. Several UNP MPs, too, malicious and damaging to the country as

sa the annals of parliamentary history of an Midek Birtuk this country as the one which was 89 taken up for debate within the shortest Julia Gillard ‘not passionate’ possible time. about foreign policy Gen. Fonseka loses SF: Opposition’s complaint to Inter Parliamentary Union Parliamentary seat REJECTED P 3 Ms Gillard, who this week embarked on her first overseas trip as leader, said she would rather DNA protests, Ranil wants Speaker’s ruling may bid for visit a school in Australia than BY SAMAN INDRAJITH Olympics in 2020 meet world leaders at an interna- tional summit. ormer Army Commander Dhammika Kitulgoda to the BY S. VENKAT NARAYAN Sarath Fonseka lost his Commissioner of Elections. Our Special Correspondent parliamentary seat with Sarath Fonseka was elected to F NEW DELHI, October 7: The effect from yesterday. This was the Parliament, at the last gener- controversy-marred build-up to the conveyed by Acting Secretary al elections, on the Democratic 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG) of Parliament National Alliance ticket from the notwithstanding, India is likely to District. make a serious bid for hosting the According to parliamentary 2020 Olympic Games in New Delhi. sources, MP Fonseka’s seat fell Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Polls chief told SF seat vacant in accordance with Dikshit said the Indian capital has not vacant -DNA Article 66 (d) of the world class stadia and infrastruc- Constitution. ture. Now that the 19th edition of the The DNA yesterday said that Sources said that the Commonwealth Games are being Paul Ratnayake Associates, on Elections Commissioner would held successful, “we are more confi- behalf of DNA leader General appoint DNA Colombo District dent about hosting the Olympics in future,” she told the Press Trust of Sarath Fonseka, MP, on Thursday candidate Lakshman India news agency today. (Oct 7) requested the Election Nipunaarahi to Parliament to fill Secretariat and the Secretary the vacancy. General of Parliament not to Opposition leader Ranil consider the Colombo District Wickremesinghe raising a Mangi recalls MP’s seat vacant. point of order, during the debate on the no confidence A senior DNA spokesper- he research over- motion against External NY brothel visit son told that this turns traditional Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. followed the Secretary BY SAMAN INDRAJITH Tassumptions Peiris, said that it was about the General of Parliament inform- Sarath wrong for a parliament Former Foreign Minister MP Mangala relationship between ing the Election Secretariat of Fonseka staffer to inform the the sun and General Fonseka’s seat being Samaraweera told Elections Commissioner Parliament yesterday vacant. global that Sarath Fonseka’s seat had that he had taken Galle warming. The Law firm requested the fallen vacant. He said Parliament District MP Sajin Vass P 11 Election Secretariat not to consider had decided to await the Gunawardena to a Secretary General of Parliament’s Speaker’s ruling on the issue. Buddha Bar in New Mangala intimation as a recommendation by He said the Speaker had York when the latter was a military tribunal couldn’t be consid- promised to give a ruling on the found spending time in a cheap Saman Udugamasuriya of Elpitiya, a 38-year-old brothel house in the town. ered as within the Constitution of the issue. retired Army sergeant, who started out from the country. DNA MP said that the Acting Secretary Galle Face Green on a run around the island on It also reminded that the DNA September 2, returned to that point at 10.00 am leader had moved the Appeal Court General’s action was illegal and Principal not bothered his party would mobilize the yesterday. He had walked, run and swum along against the ruling given by the mili- people and the Maha Sangha the coastline of the country to successfully com- tary tribunal. about dengue against it. plete his task. (Photo-Kamal Bogoda) BY DILANTHI JAYAMANNE A Pradeshiya Sabha Member and Cat burglar and mistresses caged an army were ignored by the Army marking anniversary sans authorities of a well known govern- The Bambalapitiya Police arrested ment school in Kelaniya, when they a war hero -UNP a wanted cat burglar and two of his went to see him over a dengue aware- mistresses and recovered gold jew- ness programme. free man and even BY LAL GUNASEKERA ellery, laptop computers, mobile Informed sources said yesterday served as a diplomat The UNP Western if he had not rivalled phones, digital cameras and several (07) that the principal had asked them will celebrate its 61st Provincial President Mahinda other valuables items valued at a total to come on Oct. 13 at the conclusion of anniversary on Sunday Councillor A. J. M. Rajapaksa at the last of Rs 25 million. Most of the stolen the week-long National Dengue (Oct. 10) on a grand scale Muzammil. Presidential elec- goods were recovered from persons Control programme. without its former Speaking at a Muzammil tion. who had purchased them from the ! Kelaniya principal ignores Commander Gen. Sarath UNP press briefing Muzammil said trio. Fonseka, who won the war yesterday, at the call for dengue control that President Rajapaksa The suspect, from Kirulaponne, is The Island against LTTE terrorism Opposition Leader’s office would destroy anyone who an Air Force deserter. He is said to www.island.lk ! Isn’t there a tree in the and is languishing behind in Green Path, he said that opposed him. have been a sportsman. school compound? bars at Welikada jail, says Fonseka would have been a

Sobhitha thera in minor road mishap Wimal tells Anoma: Ven. Maduluwawe had followed his evening, seeking the Follow CBK’s example Sobhitha Thera’s vehicle vehicle after he left release of former Army Fonseka shouldn’t allow was involved in an accident the Naga Viharaya Commander Sarath BY SAMAN INDRAJITH the UNP and the JVP to with a mini truck at Kotte and intentionally Fonseka. Construction, Housing deceive her. The Colombo yesterday morning. Slight crashed into his Sobhitha Thera said and Engineering Service District MP emphasized damage was caused to his vehicle to stop his that the same lorry that Minister that there was no other vehicle and the drivers journey to Kandy. knocked against his car yesterday urged Anoma way Fonseka could get Sobhitha reached a settlement at the He was scheduled had been spotted out- Fonseka, wife of former out of this mess. He was Mirihana Police. to address a reli- Thera side the Kotte Naga Army Commander Sarath CBK Anoma speaking on the no-confi- Immediately after the gious ceremony at Viharaya for some time. Fonseka, to meet President dence motion against accident Sobhitha Thera the Mahamaluwa of Sri However, he proceeded to to secure External Affairs alleged that a small lorry Dalada Maligawa last Kandy after the accident. a pardon for her jailed husband. Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris. Minister Weerawansa said that Mrs

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