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SJB will not accept portfolios in RW’s Cabinet

12 May, 2022

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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will not accept portfolios in a Cabinet led by United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.

SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that MPs from the SJB have not made any formal indication of joining Wickremesinghe’s Cabinet.

Wickremesinghe is expected to take oaths as the new Prime Minister.

Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that Wickremesinghe will be forming a Cabinet consisting of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs.

The SJB had indicated its willingness to form a new Cabinet, under strict conditions.

The SJB has informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that it will agree to form a new Cabinet based on four conditions.

The conditions are that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa must step down within a stipulated time frame, he must not hamper the activities of the New Government, he must agree to abolish the Executive Presidency and once the situation in the country stabilises the people must be given an opportunity to form a new Government.

The SJB had earlier refused to be part of the new Government until President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns. (Colombo Gazette)

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