The New Democratic Front has decided to conduct an independent inquiry regarding the incident of sending the name of Mr. Ravi Karunanayake to the Election Commission for one of the two National List MP positions belonging to the party.
During a discussion held today (20), it was stated that the coalition members’ trust has been broken regarding the illegal appointment of Mr. Ravi Karunanayake to the National List.
During the discussion, it was decided to conduct an independent inquiry into this incident.
The committee members are as follows:
- Lawyer Kumar Dunusinghe
- Lawyer Indika Weragoda
- Dr. Vithanage
Committee Secretary: Lawyer Yasas De Silva
It was decided that the report of this inquiry would be handed over to the leader of the United National Party, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, within three weeks.
Subsequently, the report is to be submitted to the Executive Committee of the United National Party.