One of the four Cabinet Ministers that had been appointed by President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe yesterday (04) Finance Minister Ali Sabry had resigned from his portfolio today (05).
In a resignation letter sent to the President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe Former Minister Sabri had stated that he had accepted the Ministerial Portfolio as an interim measure and would like to accept a position in a stable government ,
During the Parliament proceedings held today (05) 42 MP's representing allied parties of the Government have announced that they will remain as an Independent Group in Parliament by creating a situation that Government has lost it's majority .
Accordingly former President and the Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Maithripala Sirisena had announced that 14 SLFP Parliamentarians will be functioned as an independent group in the Parliament from today and Former Minister Wimal Weerawanshe had informed the speaker that 16 members of the Government including himself will remain as an Independent Group .
Twelve MP s representing Sri Lanka Progressive Party (Sri lanka Podujana Peramuna ) too had announced that they will remain as an independent group in Parliament.
Huge Protest is being underway in front of the Official residence of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe at Wijerama Road ,Colombo -07 since this evening (05) .
A large number of Police personal are being deployed to provide security to the official residence of Premier it has been reported ,The protesters including many University students are shouting slogans against the Premier and government according to reports .
A tense situation occurred among public today (04) after the President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe had Appointed four members of the previous Cabinet which resigned yesterday (03) amidst public anger over present government to the New Cabinet he had named today .
President Rajapakshe had appointed members of the previous Cabinet Dinesh Gunwardane ,Johnston Fernando ,Professor G.L Pieris and Ali Sabri as Ministers of Education ,Highways ,Foreign Affairs and Finance respectively .
Meanwhile protesters who had protested against the government had stated today they want the whole government to step down and hold fresh elections under an Interim caretaker government .The family members of President Gotabahya Rajpakshe and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe had decided not to accept any Portfolio in new Cabinet as Public demands that there should be no Rajapakshe family member in the Cabinet .
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
