Parliament has yesterday (31)passed
the proposal to extend the State of Emergancy by one month period from a majority of 40 votes .
Accordingly 42 MP'S representing governing United National Front and United People's Freedom Alliance had voted in favour of the proposal and two MP's representing Tamil National Alliance present at the occassion had voted against it .
Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna MP's were absent during the vote .
The vote has been taken place according to a request made by Tamil National Alliance MP.S. Sritharan that a vote is need to approve the proposal due to the division on the proposal .