Party Leaders Didn’t Take No Confidence Motion For Discussion Today
When Parliament met today JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake asked the current status of the no-confidence motion against Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake submitted by the Joint Opposition.
In response the Speaker said, that there is a legal problem to be resolved before arriving at a decision. Thereafter, Anura Kumara Dissanayake insisted that even if there is a legal problem it should be included in the order paper.
On the other hand, when the party leaders met today, the question regarding no confidence motion was not taken up, Deputy Speaker Thilanka Sumathipala announced to the media. He further said, to take up this matter in the party leaders meeting, it should first be approved by the Speaker and then included in the order paper. To all these process it takes a few days. Hence, no question of taking up this matter in the party leaders meeting.