EC notified of uninhabited MP seat following Mujibur Rahman s resignation

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Secretary General of the Parliament has notified the Chairman of the Election Commission in composing that the Member of Parliament
representing the Colombo Constituency Mujibur Rahman has actually handed over his letter of resignation from his position as a Member of
Parliament.Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake has also informed that according to the letter by Rahuman, the resignation works from
January 20, 2023
Appropriately, Mr Dasanayake interacted to the election chief that the seat of Mujibur Rahuman in the Ninth Parliament remains uninhabited
in accordance with Section 64( 1) of the Parliamentary Elections Act No
1 of 1981
Rahman, addressing the parliament yesterday, conveyed his intent to step down as a Member of Parliament to object to for the post of Mayor
of Colombo in the upcoming local government election.