Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The party membership of Navaratne Mudiyanselage Wijepala, who was elected to the Kandaketiya Pradeshiya Sabha from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has been suspended with immediate effect.

Meanwhile, the party membership of Narahenpitage Susil Kumara Costa, who was elected to the Kolonnawa Urban Council after polling the highest number of votes from the SJB, has also been suspended.

A statement issued by the SJB, signed by the party's General Secretary, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, confirmed the suspensions.

This decision was made due to their failure to comply with directives issued by the SJB Management Committee and the Party Working Committee regarding the election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Kandak...