The Attorney General's announcement today (November 19) to the Fort Magistrate's Court that investigations into the state financial misappropriation case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe would be concluded within one month and charges filed in a higher court, has raised serious concerns about the current National People's Power (NPP) government's political interference in the legal process.

The long-standing allegation against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa regarding the fraudulent acquisition of his law degree reignited controversy in Parliament today (November 19), following his resignation from the Parliamentary Committee on Parliamentary Business. More than an administrative change—such as the appointment of MP D.V. Chanaka to fill the vacancy—the story behind the alleged "legal anomaly" poses a severe challenge to the current National People's Power (NPP) government's rhetoric of "selective justice."Investigation Opened, But No Report For Months

A dangerous trend of politicizing state institutions under the guise of the current National People's Power (NPP) government's "anti-corruption" campaign is emerging. Reports that a team of high-ranking Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials traveled to the United Kingdom (UK) without the knowledge or instruction of the Attorney General's Department during the investigation into a Rs. 16.6 million misappropriation charge against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe raise serious doubts about the government's transparency. Political haste has been prioritized over the investigation of justice.

When the Office of Reparations Bill was presented to Parliament in 2018, the political leaders of the then-Joint Opposition, who later transformed into the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), loudly declared that the Good Governance government was establishing an office to pay compensation to the Tigers.

A recent incident involving a local council controlled by the National People's Power (NPP) party reveals that Sri Lanka is regressing in safeguarding the political rights and dignity of women in local governance. This event raises serious questions about the treatment of female representatives in local councils, especially at a time when new political avenues are opening for women in India.

The National People's Power (NPP) government is reeling from a massive political setback as the budgets of the Uvaparanagama and Padiyathalawa Pradeshiya Sabhas (Local Councils), both controlled by the NPP, were defeated today (14th), bringing the total number of NPP-controlled local council budgets to fail to 55. This string of defeats is being heralded as the most significant political shift, highlighting the NPP's faltering governance capabilities and the weakening of the central government's authority nationwide, driven by growing solidarity among opposition councilors.

Political analysts suggest a "third wave" of political power erosion has begun for the National People's Power (NPP) and government-aligned forces at the grassroots level, following the defeat of budgets in two NPP-controlled local councils yesterday (13). This comes after previous budget defeats in the Soranathota and Kolonna NPP-controlled Pradeshiya Sabhas (local councils).