Hakeem, three others cross over

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauff Hakeem and three other SLMC MPs crossed over to the Opposition in Parliament yesterday, Hakeem also resigned as Cabinet Minister for Posts and Telecommunications while his colleagues Hassen Ali, Bashir Segudawood and Faisal Cassim quit their portfolios of Deputy Minister Supplementary crops, Local Government (Non Cabinet) and Deputy Minister Science and Technology respectively.

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Abduction incident:

Speaker says will ask IGP to take action

Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara yesterday informed Parliament that he will ask the IGP to take immediate steps on the incident where relatives of the three Batticaloa district TNA MPs have been abducted.

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