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A lawyer has filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Speaker’s decision to convene the parliament despite a pending restraining order.

A meeting between party leaders who are pledging support to the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna and president Maithreepala Sirisena, has been scheduled for 10 this morning at the office of the presidential secretariat.

President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Gazette notification issued by him to dissolve Parliament and take future political actions according to it.

A team has left for Hong Kong to recover the voice recordings deleted from Namal Kumara’s phone, stated Police Media Spokesperson.

United People’s Freedom Alliance Parliamentarian Dallas Alahapperuma says the present political crisis cannot be solved without the conduct of a General Election.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says its MPs will not support a motion which is expected to be presented in Parliament to express confidence in UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The UNP said yesterday it was opposed to the proposal made by President Maithripala Sirisena to amend the 19th Amendment to the constitution.

President Maithripala Sirisena vested the reconstructed Iranamadu reservoir in the people yesterday (07), fulfilling another aspiration of the President, as the leader of the State and the farming community of the country.

The loss incurred by the Parliament due to the quarrels which took place inside the premises has been valued at Rs. 260,000.

The Supreme Court will resume hearing of the petitions filed against the dissolution of the Parliament today (07) for the fourth consecutive day.

Leader of United National Party and former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has in writing informed UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake that he will be appointed as the Deputy Leader of the Party and the Minister of Finance in a future Government.

The interim order issued by the Supreme Court suspending the Gazette on the dissolution of parliament is to be in effect until judgement is delivered.

President Maithreepala Sirisena says that if there are weaknesses in the 19th constitutional amendment process, he is prepared to make necessary amendments protecting the essence of democracy and what it entails in accordance with legislative processes.

The Supreme Court today extended the interim order, which suspended the Gazette on dissolution of parliament till December 8.

According to Mahinda Rajapaksa the reason behind the instability in the country is the suspension of the Cabinet of Ministers including the Prime Minister. He mentioned this at a discussion held with lawyers last evening (05).

General Secretary of the United National Party Parliamentarian Akila Viraj Kariyawasam charged that President Maithripala Sirisena on several occasions rejected many Cabinet papers over the past three years on development projects which were due to be implemented by UNP Ministers.