No confidence motion on PM handed over

05 Jun, 2015

The no-confidence motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was handed over to the Parliament Secretary General today.

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) member of parliament Manusha Nanayakkara said that the?no-confidence motion contains the signatures of 112 MPs.

Earlier he had said that 113 MPs were to sign the document.

The no-confidence motion on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa yesterday.

Nanayakkara said that, subsequently party leaders of the UPFA met today and discussed the motion.

He said that the UPFA party leaders, including the opposition leader, approved the motion to be handed over to Parliament.

Nanayakkara said that a group of UPFA members then met the?Parliament Secretary General this afternoon and handed over the motion to him and he will now take the next step.?(Colombo Gazette)

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