United National Party (UNP) is set to request of the President that any SLFP Minister who signs the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe should be immediately removed from the cabinet, political sources say.
According to reports, the UNP has taken the decision after it was revealed the Minister Susil Premajayantha will sign the no-confidence motion today.
Meanwhile, UNP backbenchers have suggested that if the SLFP decides to support the no-confidence motion, then the UNP should defeat it in parliament and take it as a show of support to form a fully UNP government sources said.
Not today but tomorrow!
A spokesperson for the Join Opposition said the no-confidence motion against the PM will be presented to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya tomorrow (20) or the day after (21).
According to him, around 30 had signed the motion by yesterday (18) while today and tomorrow a number of MPs from the SLFP and UNP are set to sign it as well. Around 30 SLFP members have agreed to sign and the motion will be presented after a group of UNPers sign it as well the source said.
Not today but tomorrow!
A spokesperson for the Join Opposition said the no-confidence motion against the PM will be presented to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya tomorrow (20) or the day after (21).
According to him, around 30 had signed the motion by yesterday (18) while today and tomorrow a number of MPs from the SLFP and UNP are set to sign it as well. Around 30 SLFP members have agreed to sign and the motion will be presented after a group of UNPers sign it as well the source said.
No UNPer has signed :
However as being reported to ‘ISIS news’ no UNP MP has signed this no-confidence motion document while State Minister Wasantha Senanayake who it was reported might sign the no-confidence motion has now assured he would not do so.
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