Four SLFP councillors of the Moratuwa Urban Council have defected from the opposition by taking their seats in the SLPP camp.
The councillors had crossed over during the monthly general meeting that was chaired by Mayor Samanlal Fernando on January 1.
Accordingly, the SLPP, which is the governing party, now has 27 seats in the Council while the opposition is left with 21 seats.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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