The Democratic Party (DP) today entered into an agreement with United National Front (UNF) to work together in the government by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Prime Minister’s office at Temple Trees.
Leader of the DP, Field Marshall Sarath Fonseka and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremasinghe penned the agreement between the two parties.
Following the exchange of the agreements, the former Army chief said since he had started his political journey with the UNP, and he is happy to take part in the current government in order to serve the people. “Under the leadership of Primer Wickremasinghe, it would not be difficult to work with UNP”
“We started our party’s journey three years ago and now we have decided to continue with the UNP. We don’t seek ministerial posts or favours from the governments even when they were offered to us,” he said.
Prime Minister Wickremasinghe said that with the inclusion of Democratic party, all the parties that have worked to bring the government joined hands in the governance process.
“ We have formed a new political frame work with the DP party, but we will decide later whether to work with them or alone at the next parliamentary elections,” he said. Secretary of the UNP, Habir Hassim said that the nomination of UNP National list post vacated by the demise of M.K.A.D.S .Gunawardene will be decided at the Working Committee meeting on Feb 8.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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