Sixteen SLFP MP's Who Had Resigned From The Government Had Crossed Over To The Opposition

The 16 Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Member MP's who held Ministerial ,Deputy Ministerial and State Ministerial posts in the current national government and later resigned from it after voting in favor of the No confidence motion presented against Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe ,had crossed over  to the opposition of the Parliament today(08) and seated in Opposition Benches .

The 16 SLFP MP's had crossed over to the Opposition from government bench amidst booing of the United National Party (UNP) MP's this morning when the Parliament met for the first time  after the Sinhalese and Hindu New Year .However the Opposition had welcomed the rebel MP's .

The second session of the eighth Parliament was ceremonially inaugurated today under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.