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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has officially revealed the names of four individuals nominated to occupy its remaining National List seats in Parliament.
The main opposition party has put forward Mano Ganesan, Nizam Kariapper, Sujeewa Senasinghe, and Mohamed Ismail for the four vacant National List Member of Parliament positions.
Following the General Election on November 14, the SJB was allocated five bonus National List seats.
On November 19, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, the SJB’s General Secretary, was appointed to one of these National List positions, while discussions regarding the remaining four seats persisted until now.
In a parallel development, the Colombo District Court today issued an injunction prohibiting the SJB from submitting its National List nominees without including Nizam Kariapper from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC).
This court order was issued after reviewing a petition filed by SLMC leader, MP Rauff Hakeem.
