Petition to appoint Dinesh G. as Opp. Leader To be handed over to Speaker
Former Minister of Cultural Affairs and Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District T.B. Ekanayake told that a document signed by parliamentarians is due to be handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa requesting that Dinesh Gunawardena be appointed as the Opposition Leader in Parliament.
Ceylontoday, 2015-03-26 02:01:00
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Petition to appoint Dinesh G. as Opp. Leader To be handed over to Speaker
By W.K. Prasad Manju
Former Minister of Cultural Affairs and Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District T.B. Ekanayake told that a document signed by parliamentarians is due to be handed over to Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa requesting that Dinesh Gunawardena be appointed as the Opposition Leader in Parliament.
Subsequent to a group of parliamentarians of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) joining the government, he said, Nimal Siripala De Silva has no ethical right to remain further in the position of Opposition Leader in Parliament. Ekanayake also pointed out that more than 50 parliamentarians of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party have decided that Dinesh Gunawardena should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition.
Parliamentarian Ekanayake said further that a number of members of Parliament... .have already signed the document to be submitted to the Speaker and action will be taken to hand it over to him, as soon as signing of the document is complete.
Several leaders of political parties in the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) have already requested the Speaker that MP Dinesh Gunawardena be appointed as the Opposition Leader, instead of Nimal Siripala De Silva.
Even the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has requested the Speaker to appoint someone from a political party representing the Opposition to the post of Opposition Leader in place of Nimal Siripala De Silva.
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