The National Election Commission has issued a Gazette notification announcing the members appointed to the National List seats of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). 

Accordingly, the following four politicians have been announced as the MPs appointed via the SJB’s National List to the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka,

• Mano Ganesan – Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA)
• Nizam Karriyappar – Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)
• Sujeewa Senasinghe – Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
• Achu Mohamath – All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC). (Newswire)

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The District Court of Colombo has issued a restraining order preventing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from sending the list of nominations for the SJB National List to the Election Commission.

The court ordered that the SJB’s nominations cannot be sent without including the name of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Secretary Nizam Kariapper. 

The order was issued by the District Court of Colombo after taking up for consideration a complaint that had been filed by SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem. (Newswire)

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Mohamed Sally Naleem took oaths as a National List MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). 

Naleem was sworn in before Speaker Ashoka Ranwala at the beginning of the Parliament session scheduled for today. (Newswire)

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A four-member committee has been appointed to conduct an independent inquiry into the appointment of Ravi Karunanayake as an MP from the National List of the New Democratic Front (NDF).

The Committee was appointed during a meeting held today under the patronage of former President and NDF Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Attorney-at-law Kumar Dunusinghe, Attorney-at-law Indika Weragoda, Prof. Withanage, and Attorney-at-law Yasas de Silva are the members of the newly appointed committee. 

The committee is expected to hand over its report to NDF and United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe within three weeks. 

A controversy arose after former minister and UNP member Ravi Karunanayake’s name was nominated and gazetted as one of the MPs of the NDF’s National List seat.

Several members of the NDF Alliance had raised concerns over the decision, claiming it was arbitrary and illegal, and that the other parties of the alliance were not consulted. (Newswire)

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The National Unity Alliance (NUA) has appealed to the National Election Commission to refrain from issuing a Gazette announcing former minister Ravi Karunanayake as a National List MP of the National Democratic Front (NDF).

In a letter addressed to the Commission, the MUA said the nomination of Ravi Karunanayake as a National List MP has been made by the NDF party without the consensus of other parties in the alliance.

Stating that the nomination was unlawful and arbitrary, the NUA said it plans to initiate legal action against the nomination.

Commenting on the matter, United National Party (UNP) Working Committee member, Dinouk Colombage clarified that the UNP has not decided on who the party will nominate for one of the two National List slots obtained by the NDF.

Colombage further said that the UNP was to meet this evening (18 Nov) and make a final decision on who it would nominate.

He revealed that following this discussion, all alliance members of the NDF were to meet tomorrow morning (19 Nov) and make a final decision on the two members who are to be nominated to Parliament. (Newswire)

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With nominations for the upcoming general election closing at noon on Friday, October 11, the Election Commission has issued guidelines for parties submitting national list candidates. 

Under Article 99A of the Constitution, all political parties and independent groups contesting the election must submit a list of qualified national list nominees during the nomination period. 

The Commissioner General of Elections in a statement said that the list must appropriately reflect Sri Lanka’s demographics and ensure adequate representation of women. 

The Commission also reminded parties that only those listed on the nominations or national list can enter parliament, with no exceptions. 

The national list nominees are also required to submit their declarations of assets and liabilities in line with new anti-corruption laws, the Commission said. (Newswire)

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