SLFP Group of 16 Demands to Quit the Govt. & Two of Them Rushed to London to Meet President

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s (SLFP) ‘Group of 16’, who resigned from their respective portfolios in the Government after voting in favour of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, is to intensify  its campaign demanding that the Party quit the Government from 23 April.

The SLFP Group of 16, who met at former Deputy Speaker Thilanga Sumathipala’s residence late 18 April evening, has .decided to pay a visit to the Mahanayakes (Chief Prelates) in Kandy next week to present their case. Then they will commence negotiations with other political party leaders and various groups to discuss their future political actions, former Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said.

Meanwhile, Parliamentarians Dilan Perera and Chandima Weerakkody said to have flown to London, in a bid to meet President Maithripala Sirisena to discuss some salient points, ahead of the SLFP Central Committee (CC) meeting. It was earlier decided to have an SLFP CC meeting soon after President Sirisena returns from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, held in London, to take a final decision on the continuation of the Unity Government.