Motion to stop expenditure by PM's Sec. Parliamentary debate today

A motion handed in by six UNP MPs preventing the Secretary to the Prime Minister from approving any expenditure drawn from funds of the Republic will be taken up for debate in Parliament today.

The Motion signed by MPs  Navin Dissanayake,  Ravi Karunanayake, Nalaka Prasad Colonne, (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardana,  Hector Appuhamy and Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne  will be debated when sitings commence at 10.30a.m.

The Motion has been included in the Order Paper of Parliament for today.

It reads,” Whereas this House on 16th November 2018, accepted the official statement made by the Speaker on 15th November, 2018 that, in terms of paragraph 2 of the No Confidence Motion against the Government adopted on 14th November 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers stood dissolved in terms of Article 48 of the Constitution, and accordingly this House further resolved that, since 26th October, 2018, as contemplated in Article 48 of the Constitution, this House had no confidence in the Government including Mahinda Rajapaksa.”

It further states that  Parliament has full control over Public Finance as mandated in Article 148 of the Constitution and accordingly Parliament resolves that from 15th November, 2018 the

“Secretary to the Prime Minister has no authority to approve any expenditure drawn from the funds of the Republic and any person taking any action in violation of this Resolution will be dealt with according to law.”

(CK)