Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara, has questioned Speaker Karu Jaysuriya's actions amidst a controversial political scenario in the country.
Minister Nanayakkra, in the letter had stated that he was shocked to witness the Speaker entertaining foreign envoys in his office.
He had also questioned the Speaker's decision to refrain from accepting Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister unless he proves his majority, by citing that it was he himself who had supported the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister when he had only 48 seats in his favour back in 2015.
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.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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