Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigns as Justice Minister

Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigns as Justice Minister

July 29, 2024   11:53 am

Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has stepped down from his ministerial position.

Rajapakshe announced this decision while speaking at a press conference being held in Colombo today (29).

Dr. Rajapakshe says he will step down from his ministerial position, to run for the Office of President in the upcoming election.

Commenting further, he said: “I have stated that I am not running for the Presidential Election from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), but another alliance. No one who is contesting from the SLPP in the Cabinet has come forward yet…Then we both are running for the presidency from other political parties. The President also asked me regarding the matter. Accordingly, I decided to step down from the ministerial position to contest for the upcoming Presidential Election.”

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