COLOMBO : lActing Secretary-General of Parliament Hansa Abeyratne has informed the Chairman of the Election Commission that a vacancy has arisen in Parliament of a Member of Parliament following
the resignation of M.S. Abdul Wahid, National List Hon. Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Election Commission, the Acting Secretary General of Parliament stated that M.S. Abdul Wahid had submitted to him a letter of resignation from his office as a Member of Parliament.
According to the letter submitted by Mr. M.S. Abdul Wahid, the resignation will take effect from 14 September, the Acting Secretary General further stated.
Accordingly, the Chairman of the Election Commission has been informed, in terms of Section 64(5)
of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, that a vacancy has arisen in a seat of the. parliament .
