Wigneswaran has violated the constitution !

(Lanka-e-News -30.Oct.2016, 9.00AM) The foreign tour of Chief minister of Northern province C.V. Wigneswaran has not so far been notified to the Governor of Northern province nor permission obtained in that regard . Moreover , an acting chief minister has also not been sworn in before the Governor of the Northern province , based on reports.

The chief minister went overseas on the 1 4th  and  will  be away until the 29 th. Because an acting chief minister was not appointed by him when he was leaving the Island  , the chairman of the provincial council C.V.K . Sivagnanam appointed education minster of the council , T.Kurukularaja as the chief minister until the 15 th. However , so far , Kurukuluraja has not taken oaths as the acting chief minister before the Governor nor handed over a swearing in report  to him.

According to section 154 of the constitution , if the chief minister is travelling overseas , the provincial governor shall be informed , and after the acting chief minister is appointed , the latter  should take oaths  before the Governor .Thereupon the Governor issues a gazette notification. But in this instance such a gazette notification has not been issued because an acting chief minister has neither  been sworn in before the governor nor a swearing in report submitted to him.

By Dinasena Rathugamage from Vavuniya.
Translated By Jeff

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