It is reported that Ms. Kushani Rohanadeera, the General Secretary of the Parliament, has informed the Election Commission yesterday (9) that the seat of former Environment Minister, Member of Parliament, Mr. Nasir Ahmed, has become vacant.
Accordingly, the next candidate in the Batticaloa district list of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is scheduled to be appointed to the vacancy by the Election Commission.
After Naseer Ahmed, the next candidate on the list is Ali Zaheer Maulana, a former Member of Parliament.
It is reported that the gazette announcement related to the appointment of the new MP is scheduled to be issued today and tomorrow.
On the 6th, the Supreme Court ruled that the Supreme Court’s decision to remove Mr. Nasir Ahmed from the membership of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress was correct. His membership was abolished.