COLOMBO: Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party will problem in court docket what it termed because the illegal dissolution of Parliament via President Maithripala Sirisena an afternoon after he announced a snap election in January.
"The party will be pursuing the intervention of the courts to ensure the rule of law and the Constitution is protected against autocratic moves," a UNP observation stated.
Former finance minister and UNP leader Mangala Samaraweera stated, "the emerging tyranny of Maithripala Sirisena will be fought in courts, in parliament and at the election".
Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe on October 26 and on Friday he set the election for January five.
Sri Lanka's political disaster deepened as Sirisena dissolved Parliament and announced snap polls after it changed into obtrusive that he did not have sufficient enhance within the House for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed via him beneath arguable circumstances.
Dinesh Gunawardena, a government minister from Sirisena's party alleged that parliament was dissolved as a result of the behavior of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.
"He gave illegal orders in defiance of the president," Gunawardena stated relating to Jayasuriya's assertion that parliament will have to dangle a ground test to prove the legality of the appointment of Rajapaksa as prime minister changing Wickremesinghe.
Sirisena had suspended the House till November 16 which was later complex via two days following world force. Western countries had steered Sirisena to uphold the legislation and abide via parliamentary procedure.
Former president Rajapaksa commenting on Sirisena's decision stated, "a general election will truly establish the will of the people and make way for a stable country".
Marxist JVP's senior member Vijitha Herath stated that every one will have to unite to give protection to the elemental legislation of the country.
"We appeal to everyone to get together to safeguard democratic rights and the basic law of the country," he stated adding they'd participate in a broader alliance to struggle the "injustice" on the election.
Sirisena signed a gazette notification to dissolve Parliament with effect from Friday nighttime, in another wonder move that comes after two weeks of political and Constitutional turmoil.
According to the gazette realize, nominations to contest the snap election would be taken between November 19 and 26.
The election will likely be held January five and the brand new parliament would be convened on January 17.
Sri Lanka's Parliament stands dissolved some 21 months forward of its agenda in August 2020, amid a worsening Constitutional disaster brought about via the wonder sacking of Wickremesinghe.
The dissolution came hours after a close aide of the president stated that Sirisena had decided that there will likely be no snap election or a national referendum to finish the political turmoil.
"The party will be pursuing the intervention of the courts to ensure the rule of law and the Constitution is protected against autocratic moves," a UNP observation stated.
Former finance minister and UNP leader Mangala Samaraweera stated, "the emerging tyranny of Maithripala Sirisena will be fought in courts, in parliament and at the election".
Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe on October 26 and on Friday he set the election for January five.
Sri Lanka's political disaster deepened as Sirisena dissolved Parliament and announced snap polls after it changed into obtrusive that he did not have sufficient enhance within the House for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed via him beneath arguable circumstances.
Dinesh Gunawardena, a government minister from Sirisena's party alleged that parliament was dissolved as a result of the behavior of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.
"He gave illegal orders in defiance of the president," Gunawardena stated relating to Jayasuriya's assertion that parliament will have to dangle a ground test to prove the legality of the appointment of Rajapaksa as prime minister changing Wickremesinghe.
Sirisena had suspended the House till November 16 which was later complex via two days following world force. Western countries had steered Sirisena to uphold the legislation and abide via parliamentary procedure.
Former president Rajapaksa commenting on Sirisena's decision stated, "a general election will truly establish the will of the people and make way for a stable country".
Marxist JVP's senior member Vijitha Herath stated that every one will have to unite to give protection to the elemental legislation of the country.
"We appeal to everyone to get together to safeguard democratic rights and the basic law of the country," he stated adding they'd participate in a broader alliance to struggle the "injustice" on the election.
Sirisena signed a gazette notification to dissolve Parliament with effect from Friday nighttime, in another wonder move that comes after two weeks of political and Constitutional turmoil.
According to the gazette realize, nominations to contest the snap election would be taken between November 19 and 26.
The election will likely be held January five and the brand new parliament would be convened on January 17.
Sri Lanka's Parliament stands dissolved some 21 months forward of its agenda in August 2020, amid a worsening Constitutional disaster brought about via the wonder sacking of Wickremesinghe.
The dissolution came hours after a close aide of the president stated that Sirisena had decided that there will likely be no snap election or a national referendum to finish the political turmoil.
Ousted Lanka PM's party to fight dissolution of parliament in court
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