President responds to petition filed to halt Presidential election

Colombo, July 4 (Daily Mirror) - President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that Chamindra Dayan Lenawa, who filed a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court to halt the Presidential election, had not consulted the President or his legal representatives before filing this application, the President's Media Division said.

The fundamental rights petition was filed before the Supreme Court yesterday seeking an order to prevent the Election Commission from conducting the Presidential election till 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 five years, and the Election Commission is correct in taking steps to hold the Presidential Election in 2024.