Russia seeks release of its nationals detained in Sri Lanka

Dinesh Gunawardena to be new Leader of the House

Political parties in the Government of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have decided to appoint Parliamentarian Dinesh Gunawardena as the new Leader of the House. Government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said that the decision to appoint?Gunawardena was taken at a meeting held between political parties represented in the Government at the Prime Minister’s office today. United National Party Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella was earlier the Leader of the Hous

03 Nov, 2018

UNP will not recognise new Leader of the House

The United National Party (UNP) says it will not recognize the new Leader of the House. UNP General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that the appointment of?Dinesh Gunawardena as the new Leader of the House was not legally valid. He said that a majority of the members of Parliament have already signed and submitted a motion to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya saying the prorogation of Parliament and appointment of a new Leader of the House was unconstitutional. As a result, he says the UNP will

03 Nov, 2018

TNA decides to vote in support of no-confidence motion against MR

The Tamil National Alliance has decided to vote in support of the?no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapaksa in Parliament. A TNA statement said that at a party leaders? meeting of the constituent parties of the Tamil National Alliance last evening it was decided that according to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the?President does not possess the authority to remove a Prime Minister who is in office. Such authority that vested in the President previously

03 Nov, 2018