No Legal Obstacle for Unity Govt.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed the  parliament yesterday that he was advised by legal experts that there was no legal issue with the continuation of the unity government when the related parties, have expressed their willingness to continue provided that  a written agreement to ensure the legitimacy of the said government is available.

He added however, that he would look into the matter again to decide if the two parties of the unity government are required to fulfil further legal formalities.

The speaker made these observations yesterday, in response to joint opposition member Dinesh Gunawardena’s question challenging the validity of the unity government in the house.

The speaker also pointed out that since the matter was taken up on Wednesday too, and the relevant parties had already expressed their views, there was no point in dwelling on the same matter repeatedly.

However, the joint opposition, JVP and few other MPs insisted that the written agreement should be produced before the house.