Monday, April 4, 2022
Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Held Protests Against The Government Today (04)
Public Anger Over Appointing Previous Cabinet Members To The New Cabinet
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 .
Although President Rajapaskhe had requested all parties to join the Cabinet in view of solving the present economic crisis faced by the country ,Main Opposition Samgi Janabalawegaya Party as well as United National Party ,Tamil National Alliance and Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna had rejected the offer .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 .
Government Set To Loose Two Third Majority In Parliament Tomorrow (05)
Government is set to loose the two third majority they cuurently have in the Parliament tomorrow (05) as around 80 Parliamentarians attached to the Government have decided to function as Independent groups when the Parliament meet tomorrow .
Accordingly around 50 MP's representing t
he ruling Sri ;Lanka Progressive Front (Podujana Peramuna ) ,another 16 MP's representing allied Parties of the government and 14 Sri Lanka Freedom Party MP's attached to the Government are due to be functioned as independent groups it has been reported .
Meanwhile former Ministers Udaya Gammanpila and Wimal Weerawanshe have stated that the Government will not only loose the two third majority in the Parliament But majority of the Parliament as well .
A Large Crowd Is Being Protested In Front Of The Presidential Secretariat
Hundreds of Thousands of People including Civil activists ,Businessmen ,Sports personal and Artists are being currently protested in front of the Presidential Secretariat at Galle face green in Colombo against the government it has been reported ,
The protesters are demanding to dissolve the government and hold a free election to elect a new government .
Five State Ministers Of Sri Lanka Freedom Party Resigned From Their Posts
Five State Ministers representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in present government had tendered their resignation from State Ministerial Portfolios today (04) amidst public anger against the government .
Accordingly Five SLFP State Ministers Dr .Sudarshani Fernandopulle (State Minister for Covid Control ) ,Dasyasiri Jayasekara ,Priynakara Jayaratne ,Lasantha Alagiyawanne and Duminda Dissanayake had announced they have resigned from their Ministerial Portfolios and informed it to the President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe ,
Meanwhile SLFP Parliamentarians had decided to function as an Independent Group in the parliament when the Parliament meet tomorrow (05).
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