SLPP asks Speaker to reject proposal to form nat’l govt.

It is the duty of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to reject the proposal made by the United National Party (UNP) to form a National

SLPP Chairman Professor G.L. Peiris said there was no provision to even include a proposal of this nature into the order book much less to take it up for debate.

“The objective of this proposal is to lure in Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPS by offering them ministerial portfolios. The government cannot absorb them as independent MPS. A national government can only be established if the SLFP as a party decides to join with the UNP. This was the

He also said the proposal, which was brought by Minister Lakshman Kiriella, had not mentioned with whom the UNP would form the national government

method adopted by the Speaker for three years when we requested for the Opposition Leader’s post and he should stick to this ruling,” he said.

He said President Maithripala Sirisena has clearly said that he was against the proposal to form a national government. “The President has the complete authority to reject it if the government brings a proposal to form a national government. This is an unconstitutional move,” Prof. Peiris alleged.

He also said the proposal, which was brought by Minister Lakshman Kiriella, had not mentioned with whom the UNP would form the national government. “This has become a habit of this government. It lacks transparency,” he said. Government, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said on Tuesday.