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Colombo (News 1st); Members of the clergy and the other movements have come forward to defend Bhagya Abeyratne, who voiced her comments against the deforestation taking place in Sinharaja and surrounding areas.
Venerable Medille Pannaloka Thero from the Sinhale organization raised concerns as to why the government is going after Bhagya Abeyratne at a time when she did not mention any names in her comments.
“The documents clearly state the land in questioned is owned by the famous businessman who owns Guruge Gems,” said the Venerable Thero adding that it is possible the money from the gem merchant is being used to silence those who stand up against environmental destruction.
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Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 10:13 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Dec 12, Colombo: The General Secretary of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), former Minister and Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka resigned from his post today (12) as well as from the party membership.
Several political representatives who were active in politics as members of the JHU along with Patali Champika Ranawaka also left the JHU today.
The decision was announced at the special national representative conference of the Jathika Hela Urumaya held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute today. We are facing new situations in many fields, including politics, and today the country needs a new social force. Today we are resigning from the party membership and positions of the Jathika Hela Urumaya in order to build that new social force,” Ranawaka said expressing his views.