Poor attendance of Govt MPs led to defeat of Expenditure Heads - PM

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (29) acknowledged that the Government should accept responsibility for the defeat of the Expenditure Heads of two Ministries last evening.

By Sandun Jayawardana
Most Expenditure Heads of the Ministry of Internal & Home Affairs and Provincial Councils & Local Government and all Expenditure Heads of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development were defeated yesterday after a group of United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MPs affiliated to the "Joint Opposition" unexpectedly asked for a vote.

Mr Wickremesinghe told Parliament that the Government lost the votes yesterday as not enough MPs were present in the House at the time. "The poor attendance of MPs was a fault on our part. We will get those Expenditure Heads passed after making the necessary amendments," he stated

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