Mahinda already disqualified
SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2014
The main struggle at the moment is to prevent holding an illegal presidential election and stopping Mahinda Rajapaksa from being an illegal presidential candidate says the Leader of the JVP Anura Dissanayaka.
There is no necessity to violate the Constitution which is the fundamental law of the country as carrying out such a vile act would be a drastic attack on the people of the country said Mr. Dissanayaka speaking at a seminar held in Colombo yesterday (17th).
The seminar organized at New Town Hall by ‘People’s Movement for Democracy in Sri Lanka’ was under the theme ‘No third term for Mahinda – Challenges of illegal presidential election.’
Former Chief Justice Sarath N. de Silva addressing the seminar said the Constitution is the supreme law of the country and it could be defined only by the interpretation ordinance Act adopted by a panel of nine Supreme Court Judges.
He said Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa disqualified to be a candidate for the presidential election a third time when he had a mandate to become the President for the second time.
The convener for ‘People’s Movement for Democracy in Sri Lanka’ Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala chaired the seminar. Chief Editor of ‘Ravaya’ K.W. Janaranjana also addressed the seminar. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court participated as an invited guest while Parliamentarians representing several political parties participated.
