President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that Chamindra Dayan Lenawa, who filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court to halt the Presidential Election, did so without consulting the President or his legal representatives prior to filing this Application, the President’s Media Division said .
The fundamental rights petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking an order to prevent the Election Commission from conducting the Presidential Election until the Court decides on the incumbent President’s tenure.
The President’s Media Division said that the government has taken note of this development.
They said that President Wickremesinghe is firmly of the opinion that the term of the President is 5 years, and the Election Commission is correct in taking steps to hold the Presidential Election in 2024.
