SLFP group of Ministers have demanded that PM Ranil Wickramasinghe should resign from the premiership if the national government formed by the UNP and the SLFP are to continue in the same manner going forward. According to sources the group of SLFP ministers of the government has told the President that if the UNP does not agree to this demand they should seek to form an alliance with the JVP to form an wide opposition.
Accordingly the group has suggested that JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake should be appointed as the opposition leader.
Currently there are 41 MP's of the UPFA led by Nimal Siripala De Silva in the parliament while the JVP group of parliamentarians consist of 6 members.
Reason for defeat?
According to sources the SLFP group of MP's have accused PM Wickramasinghe for the recent defeat claiming it is due to his economic policies and the bond scam accusations. The Ministers had made these comments during a meeting held with the President yesterday (11).
Accordingly the have requested the President to remove the PM as a result.
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